Which to use
“llegadas” and “llevados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,550
- “llegadas” frequency rank
- #9,674
- “llevados” frequency rank
- 34224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegadas | llevados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de llegado, participio de llegar o de llegarse. | Forma del plural de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegadas and llevados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses llegadas with llevados
A purely visual mix-up. llegadas ([ʝeˈɣ̞að̞as]) and llevados ([ʝeˈβ̞að̞os]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34224, 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]. llevados is at rank #9,674, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os].
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 34224, this pair ranks #192,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegadas vs llevados
Shared letters: adels. Private to "llegadas": g. Private to "llevados": ov.
"llegadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llegadas" and "llevados" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llegadas" or "llevados" 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 "llegadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #192,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegadas" and "llevados" 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 #192,580 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.