Which to use
“llegamos” is a verb and “llevados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,267
- “llegamos” frequency rank
- #9,674
- “llevados” frequency rank
- 12941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegamos | llevados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Forma del plural de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set llegamos and llevados 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: llegamos is [ʝeˈɣ̞amos] while llevados is [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12941, 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]. llevados is at rank #9,674, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os].
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 12941, this pair ranks #289,716 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegamos vs llevados
Shared letters: aelos. Private to "llegamos": gm. Private to "llevados": dv.
"llegamos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llegamos" and "llevados" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llegamos" or "llevados"?
Remembering llegamos vs llevados
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “llegamos”; for a participle, it's “llevados”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “llegamos” entry
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