Which to use
“llegan” is a verb and “llena” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,737
- “llegan” frequency rank
- #1,642
- “llena” frequency rank
- 3379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegan | llena |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Forma del femenino singular de lleno. |
Where the eye mixes llegan and llena
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llegan runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against llena's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between llegan and llena
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llegan is [ˈʝeɣ̞ãn] while llena is [ˈʝena]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3379, 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]. llena is at rank #1,642, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʝena].
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 3379, this pair ranks #318,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegan vs llena
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "llegan": g. Private to "llena": -.
"llegan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llena" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llegan" for "llena" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llegan" vs "llena" - which ranks higher?
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 "llena" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegan" and "llena" 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 #318,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.