Which to use
“llegan” and “llegase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,737
- “llegan” frequency rank
- #21,387
- “llegase” frequency rank
- 23124
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegan | llegase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegan and llegase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llegan runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against llegase's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between llegan and llegase
A purely visual mix-up. llegan ([ˈʝeɣ̞ãn]) and llegase ([ʝeˈɣ̞ase]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23124, 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]. llegase is at rank #21,387, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞ase].
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 23124, this pair ranks #247,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegan vs llegase
Shared letters: aegl. Private to "llegan": n. Private to "llegase": s.
"llegan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llegase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegan" and "llegase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "llegan" or "llegase"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegan" and "llegase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegase 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 #247,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.