Which to use
“llegarán” and “llegasen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,606
- “llegarán” frequency rank
- #48,510
- “llegasen” frequency rank
- 60116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegarán | llegasen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 imperfecto de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegarán and llegasen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegarán and llegasen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between llegarán and llegasen
A purely visual mix-up. llegarán ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾãn]) and llegasen ([ʝeˈɣ̞asẽn]) 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 60116, 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]. llegasen is at rank #48,510, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞asẽn].
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 60116, this pair ranks #60,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of llegarán vs llegasen
Shared letters: aegln. Private to "llegarán": rá. Private to "llegasen": s.
"llegarán" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llegasen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- llegasen ← legasen · lelgasen · lleagsen · llegacen · llegaesn · llegasenn · llegasne · llegassen
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "llegarán" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegasen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegarán" and "llegasen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegasen vs llevase". 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 #60,093 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.