Which to use
“llegado” is an adjective and “llegados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,091
- “llegado” frequency rank
- #12,857
- “llegados” frequency rank
- 13948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegado | llegados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cercano. | Forma del plural de llegado, participio de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set llegado and llegados apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llegado is [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞o] while llegados is [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “llegado” sits inside “llegados”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegado is recorded at frequency rank #1,091, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞o]. llegados is at rank #12,857, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞os].
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 13948, this pair ranks #285,960 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegado vs llegados
Shared letters: adeglo. Private to "llegado": -. Private to "llegados": s.
"llegado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llegados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llegado" and "llegados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llegado" or "llegados"?
Remembering llegado vs llegados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “llegado”; for a participle, it's “llegados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “llegado” entry
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