Which to use
“llegase” and “llevase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,387
- “llegase” frequency rank
- #36,137
- “llevase” frequency rank
- 57524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegase | llevase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegase and llevase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegase and llevase follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses llegase with llevase
A purely visual mix-up. llegase ([ʝeˈɣ̞ase]) and llevase ([ʝeˈβ̞ase]) 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 “llegase” becomes v in “llevase”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57524, 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]. llevase is at rank #36,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ase].
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 57524, this pair ranks #70,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of llegase vs llevase
Shared letters: aels. Private to "llegase": g. Private to "llevase": v.
"llegase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llevase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegase" and "llevase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llegase" or "llevase" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "llegase" and "llevase" 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 "llevase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegase" and "llevase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegasen vs llevase". 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 #70,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.