Which to use
“llegaron” and “llenaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,778
- “llegaron” frequency rank
- #17,191
- “llenaron” frequency rank
- 18969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaron | llenaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llenar. |
Where the eye mixes llegaron and llenaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llegaron and llenaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: llegaron vs llenaron
A purely visual mix-up. llegaron ([ʝeˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and llenaron ([ʝeˈnaɾõn]) 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 “llegaron” becomes n in “llenaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegaron is recorded at frequency rank #1,778, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞aɾõn]. llenaron is at rank #17,191, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈnaɾõn].
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 18969, this pair ranks #265,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegaron vs llenaron
Shared letters: aelnor. Private to "llegaron": g. Private to "llenaron": -.
"llegaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llenaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llegaron" for "llenaron" ever safe?
Which is more common, "llegaron" or "llenaron"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llenaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaron" and "llenaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llenaron vs lloraron". 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 #265,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.