Which to use
“llegaba” and “llenará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,981
- “llegaba” frequency rank
- #37,696
- “llenará” frequency rank
- 43677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaba | llenará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de llenar. |
Where the eye mixes llegaba and llenará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llegaba and llenará follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses llegaba with llenará
A purely visual mix-up. llegaba ([ʝeˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and llenará ([ʝenaˈɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegaba is recorded at frequency rank #5,981, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞aβ̞a]. llenará is at rank #37,696, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝenaˈɾa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43677, this pair ranks #141,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegaba vs llenará
Shared letters: ael. Private to "llegaba": bg. Private to "llenará": nrá.
"llegaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llenará" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- llegaba ← legaba · lelgaba · lleagba · llegaab · llegabba · llegava · llegbaa · lleggaba
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llegaba" for "llenará" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llegaba" vs "llenará" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "llegaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llenará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #141,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaba" and "llenará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llenará vs llevarás". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #141,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.