Which to use
“llegan” and “llevar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,737
- “llegan” frequency rank
- #612
- “llevar” frequency rank
- 2349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegan | llevar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Trasladar algo o a alguien desde un lugar hacia otro separado en el espacio. |
Where the eye mixes llegan and llevar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llegan and llevar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: llegan vs llevar
A purely visual mix-up. llegan ([ˈʝeɣ̞ãn]) and llevar ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾ]) 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 2349, 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]. llevar is at rank #612, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾ].
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 2349, this pair ranks #320,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegan vs llevar
Shared letters: ael. Private to "llegan": gn. Private to "llevar": rv.
"llegan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llevar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegan" and "llevar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "llegan" or "llevar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llegan" and "llevar" 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 "llevar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegan" and "llevar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevar vs llevarás". 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 #320,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.