Which to use
“llegamos” and “llenamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,267
- “llegamos” frequency rank
- #35,596
- “llenamos” frequency rank
- 38863
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegamos | llenamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de llenar. |
Where the eye mixes llegamos and llenamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llegamos and llenamos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between llegamos and llenamos
A purely visual mix-up. llegamos ([ʝeˈɣ̞amos]) and llenamos ([ʝeˈnamos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - g in “llegamos” becomes n in “llenamos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38863, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegamos is recorded at frequency rank #3,267, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞amos]. llenamos is at rank #35,596, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈnamos].
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 38863, this pair ranks #167,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegamos vs llenamos
Shared letters: aelmos. Private to "llegamos": g. Private to "llenamos": n.
"llegamos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llenamos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llegamos" for "llenamos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "llegamos" or "llenamos"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llenamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegamos" and "llenamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leamos vs llenamos". 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 #167,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.