llegasevsllévameConfusable pair

Which to use

“llegase” and “llévame” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,387
“llegase” frequency rank
#27,669
“llévame” frequency rank
49056
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llegase llévame
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de llevar (con el pronombre «me» enclítico); solicitud para que mi interlocutor me lleve a mí o lleve algo para mí.

Where the eye mixes llegase and llévame

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llegase and llévame follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
llegase
7 ch
llévame

Why the eye confuses llegase with llévame

A purely visual mix-up. llegase ([ʝeˈɣ̞ase]) and llévame ([ˈʝeβ̞ame]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49056, 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]. llévame is at rank #27,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ame].

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 49056, this pair ranks #110,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llegase vs llévame

Shared letters: ael. Private to "llegase": gs. Private to "llévame": mvé.

"llegase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "llévame" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llegase ← legase · lelgase · lleagse · llegace · llegaes · llegasse · lleggase · llegsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "llegase" and "llévame" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈɣ̞ase] versus [ˈʝeβ̞ame]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llegase" or "llévame"?
"llegase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,387 in our Spanish list, against #27,669 for "llévame". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "llévame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llegase" and "llévame" 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 #110,954 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