Which to use
“llegan” and “llegando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,737
- “llegan” frequency rank
- #2,569
- “llegando” frequency rank
- 4306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegan | llegando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Gerundio de llegar. |
Where the eye mixes llegan and llegando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegan runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against llegando's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between llegan and llegando
A purely visual mix-up. llegan ([ˈʝeɣ̞ãn]) and llegando ([ʝeˈɣ̞ãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “llegan” sits inside “llegando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4306, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegan is recorded at frequency rank #1,737, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeɣ̞ãn]. 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 4306, this pair ranks #316,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegan vs llegando
Shared letters: aegln. Private to "llegan": -. Private to "llegando": do.
"llegan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llegando" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llegan" and "llegando" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llegan" or "llegando"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "llegan" and "llegando" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegan" and "llegando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegan vs llegasen". 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 #316,408 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.