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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.

8 ch
llegaron
8 ch
llevaron

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

  • llegaron ← legaron · lelgaron · lleagron · llegaorn · llegarno · llegaronn · llegarron · lleggaron
  • llevaron ← lelvaron · levaron · lleavron · llebaron · llevaorn · llevarno · llevaronn · llevarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llegaron" and "llevaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈɣ̞aɾõn] versus [ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llegaron" vs "llevaron" - which ranks higher?
"llegaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,778 in our Spanish list, against #2,673 for "llevaron". 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 "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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list