lleguevslleguenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#1,779
“llegue” frequency rank
#5,633
“lleguen” frequency rank
7412
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llegue lleguen
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente 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 llegue and lleguen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llegue runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against lleguen's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
llegue
7 ch
lleguen

Look-alike desk: llegue vs lleguen

A purely visual mix-up. llegue ([ˈʝeɣ̞e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “llegue” sits inside “lleguen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7412, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llegue is recorded at frequency rank #1,779, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeɣ̞e]. 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 7412, this pair ranks #308,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llegue vs lleguen

Shared letters: eglu. Private to "llegue": -. Private to "lleguen": n.

"llegue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV  ·  "lleguen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llegue ← legue · lelgue · llegeu · lleggue · lleuge · llgeue
  • lleguen ← leguen · lelguen · llegeun · llegguen · lleguenn · llegune · lleugen · llgeuen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llegue" and "lleguen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʝeɣ̞e] versus [ˈʝeɣ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llegue" or "lleguen"?
"llegue" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,779 in our Spanish list, against #5,633 for "lleguen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "llegue" and "lleguen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llegue" 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 #308,050 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llegue" and "lleguen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegasen vs lleguen". 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 #308,050 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