llegarévsllegasteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#31,420
“llegaré” frequency rank
#8,833
“llegaste” frequency rank
40253
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llegaré llegaste
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse.

Where the eye mixes llegaré and llegaste

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

7 ch
llegaré
8 ch
llegaste

Visual trap between llegaré and llegaste

A purely visual mix-up. llegaré ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾe]) and llegaste ([ʝeˈɣ̞ast̪e]) 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 40253, 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]. llegaste is at rank #8,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞ast̪e].

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 40253, this pair ranks #160,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llegaré vs llegaste

Shared letters: aegl. Private to "llegaré": ré. Private to "llegaste": st.

"llegaré" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "llegaste" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llegaste ← legaste · lelgaste · lleagste · llegaset · llegasste · llegastte · llegatse · lleggaste

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "llegaré" and "llegaste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾe] versus [ʝeˈɣ̞ast̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llegaré" or "llegaste"?
"llegaste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,833 in our Spanish list, against #31,420 for "llegaré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llegaré" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llegaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,091 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llegaré" and "llegaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegaré vs llegasen". 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 #160,091 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