Which to use
“llegaban” and “llenaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,850
- “llegaban” frequency rank
- #28,432
- “llenaba” frequency rank
- 38282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaban | llenaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llegar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llenar. |
Where the eye mixes llegaban and llenaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between llegaban and llenaba
A purely visual mix-up. llegaban ([ʝeˈɣ̞aβ̞ãn]) and llenaba ([ʝeˈnaβ̞a]) 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 38282, 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]. llenaba is at rank #28,432, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈnaβ̞a].
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 38282, this pair ranks #170,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegaban vs llenaba
Shared letters: abeln. Private to "llegaban": g. Private to "llenaba": -.
"llegaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llenaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegaban" and "llenaba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llegaban" or "llenaba" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llenaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #170,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaban" and "llenaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llenaba vs llevabas". 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 #170,850 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.