Which to use
“llegasen” and “llegaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,510
- “llegasen” frequency rank
- #8,833
- “llegaste” frequency rank
- 57343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegasen | llegaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 llegasen and llegaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llegasen (CCVCVCVC) and llegaste (CCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: llegasen vs llegaste
A purely visual mix-up. llegasen ([ʝeˈɣ̞asẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegasen is recorded at frequency rank #48,510, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞asẽn]. 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 57343, this pair ranks #70,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of llegasen vs llegaste
Shared letters: aegls. Private to "llegasen": n. Private to "llegaste": t.
"llegasen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llegaste" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegasen" and "llegaste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llegasen" or "llegaste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "llegasen" and "llegaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegasen" 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 #70,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegasen" and "llegaste" 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 #70,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.