Which to use
“llegadas” is a participle and “llevabas” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,550
- “llegadas” frequency rank
- #43,111
- “llevabas” frequency rank
- 67661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegadas | llevabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de llegado, participio de llegar o de llegarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar. |
Where the eye mixes llegadas and llevabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses llegadas with llevabas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llegadas is [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞as] while llevabas is [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegadas is recorded at frequency rank #24,550, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞as]. 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 67661, this pair ranks #36,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of llegadas vs llevabas
Shared letters: aels. Private to "llegadas": dg. Private to "llevabas": bv.
"llegadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevabas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llegadas" for "llevabas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "llegadas" or "llevabas"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "llegadas" 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 #36,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegadas" 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 #36,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.