Which to use
“llegaría” and “llegaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,851
- “llegaría” frequency rank
- #1,778
- “llegaron” frequency rank
- 11629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaría | llegaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional 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 llegaría and llegaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegaría (CCVCVCVV) and llegaron (CCVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between llegaría and llegaron
A purely visual mix-up. llegaría ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾia]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11629, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegaría is recorded at frequency rank #9,851, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeɣ̞aˈɾia]. 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 11629, this pair ranks #294,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegaría vs llegaron
Shared letters: aeglr. Private to "llegaría": í. Private to "llegaron": no.
"llegaría" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVV · "llegaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- llegaron ← legaron · lelgaron · lleagron · llegaorn · llegarno · llegaronn · llegarron · lleggaron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llegaría" for "llegaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llegaría" vs "llegaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegaría" 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 #294,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaría" and "llegaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegaron 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 #294,407 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.