Which to use
“llegase” and “llegaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,387
- “llegase” frequency rank
- #8,833
- “llegaste” frequency rank
- 30220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegase | llegaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegase and llegaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llegase runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against llegaste's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llegase vs llegaste
A purely visual mix-up. llegase ([ʝeˈɣ̞ase]) and llegaste ([ʝeˈɣ̞ast̪e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegase is recorded at frequency rank #21,387, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞ase]. llegaste is at rank #8,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞ast̪e].
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 30220, this pair ranks #213,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegase vs llegaste
Shared letters: aegls. Private to "llegase": -. Private to "llegaste": t.
"llegase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llegaste" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegase" and "llegaste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "llegase" vs "llegaste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llegase" and "llegaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #213,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegase" and "llegaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegase vs llegasen". 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 #213,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.