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

#26,908
“llegarían” frequency rank
#25,339
“llevarían” frequency rank
52247
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llegarían llevarían
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de llegar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de llevar.

Where the eye mixes llegarían and llevarían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. llegarían and llevarían follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
llegarían
9 ch
llevarían

Visual trap between llegarían and llevarían

A purely visual mix-up. llegarían ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾiãn]) and llevarían ([ʝeβ̞aˈɾiãn]) 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 - g in “llegarían” becomes v in “llevarían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llegarían is recorded at frequency rank #26,908, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeɣ̞aˈɾiãn]. llevarían is at rank #25,339, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeβ̞aˈɾiãn].

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 52247, this pair ranks #93,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llegarían vs llevarían

Shared letters: aelnrí. Private to "llegarían": g. Private to "llevarían": v.

"llegarían" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC  ·  "llevarían" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llegarían" and "llevarían" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeɣ̞aˈɾiãn] versus [ʝeβ̞aˈɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llegarían" or "llevarían"?
"llevarían" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,339 in our Spanish list, against #26,908 for "llegarían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "llegarían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevarían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #93,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llegarían" and "llevarían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarás vs llevarían". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #93,678 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