llegastevsllévateWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
llegaste
7 ch
llévate

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?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈɣ̞ast̪e] versus [ˈʝeβ̞at̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llegaste" or "llévate"?
"llegaste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,833 in our Spanish list, against #22,412 for "llévate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list