Which to use
“llegada” is a noun and “llegadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,864
- “llegada” frequency rank
- #24,550
- “llegadas” frequency rank
- 26414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegada | llegadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | El arribo de alguno a parte o sitio determinado. | Forma del femenino plural de llegado, participio de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegada and llegadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses llegada with llegadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llegada is [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞a] while llegadas is [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “llegada” sits inside “llegadas”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegada is recorded at frequency rank #1,864, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞a]. llegadas is at rank #24,550, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞as].
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 26414, this pair ranks #231,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegada vs llegadas
Shared letters: adegl. Private to "llegada": -. Private to "llegadas": s.
"llegada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llegadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llegada" and "llegadas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llegada" or "llegadas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegada" and "llegadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegadas 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 #231,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.