llegasenvsllevaseConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#48,510
“llegasen” frequency rank
#36,137
“llevase” frequency rank
84647
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llegasen llevase
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 llegasen and llevase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
llegasen
7 ch
llevase

Visual trap between llegasen and llevase

A purely visual mix-up. llegasen ([ʝeˈɣ̞asẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84647, 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]. 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 84647, this pair ranks #6,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of llegasen vs llevase

Shared letters: aels. Private to "llegasen": gn. Private to "llevase": v.

"llegasen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "llevase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llegasenlegasen · lelgasen · lleagsen · llegacen · llegaesn · llegasenn · llegasne · llegassen
  • llevaselelvase · levase · lleavse · llebase · llevace · llevaes · llevasse · llevsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "llegasen" and "llevase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈɣ̞asẽn] versus [ʝeˈβ̞ase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llegasen" vs "llevase" - which ranks higher?
"llevase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,137 in our Spanish list, against #48,510 for "llegasen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llegasen" 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 #6,854 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llegasen" and "llevase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegaré 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 #6,854 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