Which to use
“llegaron” and “llevarán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,778
- “llegaron” frequency rank
- #10,021
- “llevarán” frequency rank
- 11799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaron | llevarán |
|---|---|---|
| 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 futuro de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegaron and llevarán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegaron and llevarán follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses llegaron with llevarán
A purely visual mix-up. llegaron ([ʝeˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and llevarán ([ʝeβ̞aˈɾãn]) 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 11799, 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]. llevarán is at rank #10,021, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeβ̞aˈɾãn].
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 11799, this pair ranks #293,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegaron vs llevarán
Shared letters: aelnr. Private to "llegaron": go. Private to "llevarán": vá.
"llegaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevarán" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- llegaron ← legaron · lelgaron · lleagron · llegaorn · llegarno · llegaronn · llegarron · lleggaron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llegaron" for "llevarán" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llegaron" vs "llevarán" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llegaron" and "llevarán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaron" and "llevarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarán vs llevarás". 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 #293,830 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.