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

#21,387
“llegase” frequency rank
#27,668
“llevaste” frequency rank
49055
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llegase llevaste
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 llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llegase and llevaste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegase runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against llevaste's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
llegase
8 ch
llevaste

Look-alike desk: llegase vs llevaste

A purely visual mix-up. llegase ([ʝeˈɣ̞ase]) and llevaste ([ʝeˈβ̞ast̪e]) 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 49055, 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]. llevaste is at rank #27,668, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ast̪e].

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 49055, this pair ranks #110,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llegase vs llevaste

Shared letters: aels. Private to "llegase": g. Private to "llevaste": tv.

"llegase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "llevaste" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llegase ← legase · lelgase · lleagse · llegace · llegaes · llegasse · lleggase · llegsae
  • llevaste ← lelvaste · levaste · lleavste · llebaste · llevaset · llevasste · llevastte · llevatse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llegase" for "llevaste" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈɣ̞ase] versus [ʝeˈβ̞ast̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llegase" or "llevaste"?
"llegase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,387 in our Spanish list, against #27,668 for "llevaste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "llegase" and "llevaste" 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 "llevaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #110,963 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llegase" and "llevaste" 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 #110,963 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