Which to use
“llegaban” and “llegarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,850
- “llegaban” frequency rank
- #30,138
- “llegarás” frequency rank
- 39988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaban | llegarás |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llegar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegaban and llegarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llegaban and llegarás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between llegaban and llegarás
A purely visual mix-up. llegaban ([ʝeˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and llegarás ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾas]) 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 39988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegaban is recorded at frequency rank #9,850, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]. llegarás is at rank #30,138, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeɣ̞aˈɾas].
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 39988, this pair ranks #161,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegaban vs llegarás
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "llegaban": bn. Private to "llegarás": rsá.
"llegaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llegarás" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- llegaban ← legaban · lelgaban · lleagban · llegaabn · llegabann · llegabban · llegabna · llegavan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llegaban" and "llegarás" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llegaban" or "llegarás" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "llegaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #161,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaban" and "llegarás" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegarás 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 #161,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.