Which to use
“llegados” is a participle and “llegando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,857
- “llegados” frequency rank
- #2,569
- “llegando” frequency rank
- 15426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegados | llegando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de llegado, participio de llegar o de llegarse. | Gerundio de llegar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set llegados and llegando 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: llegados is [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞os] while llegando is [ʝeˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 15426, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegados is recorded at frequency rank #12,857, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞að̞os]. llegando is at rank #2,569, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 15426, this pair ranks #280,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegados vs llegando
Shared letters: adeglo. Private to "llegados": s. Private to "llegando": n.
"llegados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llegando" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llegados" and "llegando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llegados" or "llegando"?
Remembering llegados vs llegando
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “llegados”; for a verb, it's “llegando”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “llegados” entry
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