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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegasen" and "llevase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "llegasen" vs "llevase" - which ranks higher?
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.