Which to use
“llegarán” and “llegaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,606
- “llegarán” frequency rank
- #1,778
- “llegaron” frequency rank
- 13384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegarán | llegaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegarán and llegaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llegarán and llegaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses llegarán with llegaron
A purely visual mix-up. llegarán ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾãn]) and llegaron ([ʝeˈɣ̞aɾõn]) 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 a single letter - á in “llegarán” becomes o in “llegaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegarán is recorded at frequency rank #11,606, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeɣ̞aˈɾãn]. llegaron is at rank #1,778, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞aɾõn].
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 13384, this pair ranks #288,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegarán vs llegaron
Shared letters: aeglnr. Private to "llegarán": á. Private to "llegaron": o.
"llegarán" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llegaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- llegaron ← legaron · lelgaron · lleagron · llegaorn · llegarno · llegaronn · llegarron · lleggaron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegarán" and "llegaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "llegarán" or "llegaron"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #288,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegarán" and "llegaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegarán 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 #288,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.