Which to use
“llegaba” and “llevabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,981
- “llegaba” frequency rank
- #43,111
- “llevabas” frequency rank
- 49092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaba | llevabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar. |
Where the eye mixes llegaba and llevabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegaba runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against llevabas's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses llegaba with llevabas
A purely visual mix-up. llegaba ([ʝeˈɣ̞aβ̞a]) and llevabas ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49092, 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]. llevabas is at rank #43,111, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞as].
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 49092, this pair ranks #110,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegaba vs llevabas
Shared letters: abel. Private to "llegaba": g. Private to "llevabas": sv.
"llegaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llevabas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegaba" and "llevabas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llegaba" or "llevabas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevabas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaba" and "llevabas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevabas 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 #110,767 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.