Which to use
“llegaron” and “llevaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,778
- “llegaron” frequency rank
- #2,673
- “llevaron” frequency rank
- 4451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaron | llevaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegaron and llevaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llegaron and llevaron 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 llevaron
A purely visual mix-up. llegaron ([ʝeˈɣ̞aɾõn]) and llevaron ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn]) 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 v in “llevaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4451, 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]. llevaron is at rank #2,673, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn].
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 4451, this pair ranks #316,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegaron vs llevaron
Shared letters: aelnor. Private to "llegaron": g. Private to "llevaron": v.
"llegaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llegaron" and "llevaron" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "llegaron" vs "llevaron" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "llevaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaron" and "llevaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarás vs llevaron". 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 #316,064 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.