Which to use
“llegue” and “lleve” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,779
- “llegue” frequency rank
- #3,427
- “lleve” frequency rank
- 5206
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llegue | lleve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llegue and lleve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llegue runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against lleve's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses llegue with lleve
A purely visual mix-up. llegue ([ˈʝeɣ̞e]) and lleve ([ˈʝeβ̞e]) 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 5206, 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]. lleve is at rank #3,427, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞e].
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 5206, this pair ranks #314,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llegue vs lleve
Shared letters: el. Private to "llegue": gu. Private to "lleve": v.
"llegue" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "lleve" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llegue" and "lleve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llegue" or "lleve" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llegue" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lleve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #314,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llegue" and "lleve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llené vs lleve". 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 #314,228 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.