llegarévsllegasenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“llegaré” and “llegasen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#31,420
“llegaré” frequency rank
#48,510
“llegasen” frequency rank
79930
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llegaré llegasen
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) 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 llegaré and llegasen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llegaré runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against llegasen's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
llegaré
8 ch
llegasen

Look-alike desk: llegaré vs llegasen

A purely visual mix-up. llegaré ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾe]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79930, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llegaré is recorded at frequency rank #31,420, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeɣ̞aˈɾe]. 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 79930, this pair ranks #12,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of llegaré vs llegasen

Shared letters: aegl. Private to "llegaré": ré. Private to "llegasen": ns.

"llegaré" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "llegasen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llegasen ← legasen · lelgasen · lleagsen · llegacen · llegaesn · llegasenn · llegasne · llegassen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "llegaré" and "llegasen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾe] versus [ʝeˈɣ̞asẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llegaré" or "llegasen"?
"llegaré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,420 in our Spanish list, against #48,510 for "llegasen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llegaré" 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 #12,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llegaré" 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 #12,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list