Which to use
“llegar” and “llegue” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #341
- “llegar” frequency rank
- #1,779
- “llegue” frequency rank
- 2120
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegar | llegue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción de terminar un viaje o movimiento porque se ha alcanzado el destino. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegar and llegue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between llegar and llegue
A purely visual mix-up. llegar ([ʝeˈɣ̞aɾ]) and llegue ([ˈʝeɣ̞e]) 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 2120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegar is recorded at frequency rank #341, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞aɾ]. llegue is at rank #1,779, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeɣ̞e].
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 2120, this pair ranks #320,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegar vs llegue
Shared letters: egl. Private to "llegar": ar. Private to "llegue": u.
"llegar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llegue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegar" and "llegue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "llegar" or "llegue"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegar" and "llegue" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegue 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 #320,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.