Which to use
“llegan” and “llenar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,737
- “llegan” frequency rank
- #4,173
- “llenar” frequency rank
- 5910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegan | llenar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Ocupar con alguna cosa un espacio vacío de cualquier especie. |
Where the eye mixes llegan and llenar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llegan and llenar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses llegan with llenar
A purely visual mix-up. llegan ([ˈʝeɣ̞ãn]) and llenar ([ʝeˈnaɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5910, 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]. llenar is at rank #4,173, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈnaɾ].
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 5910, this pair ranks #312,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegan vs llenar
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "llegan": g. Private to "llenar": r.
"llegan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llenar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llegan" for "llenar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llegan" vs "llenar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "llenar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegan" and "llenar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llenar vs llené". 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 #312,316 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.