Which to use
“llegase” and “llegue” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,387
- “llegase” frequency rank
- #1,779
- “llegue” frequency rank
- 23166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegase | llegue |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegase and llegue
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llegase runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against llegue's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between llegase and llegue
A purely visual mix-up. llegase ([ʝeˈɣ̞ase]) and llegue ([ˈʝeɣ̞e]) 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 23166, 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]. llegue is at rank #1,779, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeɣ̞e].
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 23166, this pair ranks #247,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegase vs llegue
Shared letters: egl. Private to "llegase": as. Private to "llegue": u.
"llegase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llegue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegase" and "llegue" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llegase" or "llegue" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llegue" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegase" and "llegue" 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 #247,077 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.