Which to use
“llegan” and “lleguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,737
- “llegan” frequency rank
- #5,633
- “lleguen” frequency rank
- 7370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegan | lleguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegan and lleguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llegan runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against lleguen's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llegan vs lleguen
A purely visual mix-up. llegan ([ˈʝeɣ̞ãn]) and lleguen ([ˈʝeɣ̞ẽn]) 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 7370, 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]. lleguen is at rank #5,633, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeɣ̞ẽn].
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 7370, this pair ranks #308,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegan vs lleguen
Shared letters: egln. Private to "llegan": a. Private to "lleguen": u.
"llegan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "lleguen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llegan" for "lleguen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llegan" vs "lleguen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lleguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegan" and "lleguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegasen vs lleguen". 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 #308,181 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.