Which to use
“llegaste” and “llévate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,833
- “llegaste” frequency rank
- #22,412
- “llévate” frequency rank
- 31245
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegaste | llévate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llegar o de llegarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de llevarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes llegaste and llévate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llegaste runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against llévate's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llegaste vs llévate
A purely visual mix-up. llegaste ([ʝeˈɣ̞ast̪e]) and llévate ([ˈʝeβ̞at̪e]) 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 31245, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llegaste is recorded at frequency rank #8,833, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞ast̪e]. llévate is at rank #22,412, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞at̪e].
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 31245, this pair ranks #208,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llegaste vs llévate
Shared letters: aelt. Private to "llegaste": gs. Private to "llévate": vé.
"llegaste" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "llévate" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- llegaste ← legaste · lelgaste · lleagste · llegaset · llegasste · llegastte · llegatse · lleggaste
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegaste" and "llévate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "llegaste" or "llévate"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegaste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llévate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegaste" and "llévate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevase vs llévate". 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 #208,042 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.