Which to use
“llegados” is a participle and “llenado” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,857
- “llegados” frequency rank
- #13,951
- “llenado” frequency rank
- 26808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegados | llenado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de llegado, participio de llegar o de llegarse. | Participio de llenar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set llegados and llenado apart are highlighted. They share 6 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 llenado is [ʝeˈnað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26808, 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]. llenado is at rank #13,951, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈnað̞o].
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 26808, this pair ranks #229,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegados vs llenado
Shared letters: adelo. Private to "llegados": gs. Private to "llenado": n.
"llegados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llenado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llegados" and "llenado" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llegados" or "llenado"?
Remembering llegados vs llenado
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 “llenado”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “llegados” entry
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