llegadosvsllevadasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“llegados” and “llevadas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,857
“llegados” frequency rank
#12,416
“llevadas” frequency rank
25273
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llegados llevadas
Definition Forma del plural de llegado, participio de llegar o de llegarse. Forma del femenino plural de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set llegados and llevadas apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
llegados
8 ch
llevadas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. llegados ([ʝeˈɣ̞að̞os]) and llevadas ([ʝeˈβ̞að̞as]) 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 25273, 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]. llevadas is at rank #12,416, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞as].

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 25273, this pair ranks #237,217 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llegados vs llevadas

Shared letters: adels. Private to "llegados": go. Private to "llevadas": v.

"llegados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "llevadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llegadoslelgados · lleagdos · llegaddos · llegadoss · llegadso · llegaods · llegdaos · lleggados
  • llevadaslelvadas · levadas · lleavdas · llebadas · llevaads · llevadass · llevaddas · llevadsa

Frequency comparison

llegados#12,857
llevadas#12,416

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llegados" and "llevadas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈɣ̞að̞os] versus [ʝeˈβ̞að̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llegados" or "llevadas"?
"llevadas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,416 in our Spanish list, against #12,857 for "llegados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering llegados vs llevadas

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “llegados” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list