Which to use
“llegasen” and “lleguen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,510
- “llegasen” frequency rank
- #5,633
- “lleguen” frequency rank
- 54143
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegasen | lleguen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegasen and lleguen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegasen runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against lleguen's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llegasen vs lleguen
A purely visual mix-up. llegasen ([ʝeˈɣ̞asẽn]) and lleguen ([ˈʝeɣ̞ẽn]) 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 54143, 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]. lleguen is at rank #5,633, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeɣ̞ẽn].
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 54143, this pair ranks #84,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegasen vs lleguen
Shared letters: egln. Private to "llegasen": as. Private to "lleguen": u.
"llegasen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "lleguen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llegasen" and "lleguen" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "llegasen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lleguen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegasen" and "lleguen" 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 #84,628 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.