lleguemosvsllevemosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#17,749
“lleguemos” frequency rank
#29,282
“llevemos” frequency rank
47031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lleguemos llevemos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de llegar o de llegarse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes lleguemos and llevemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. lleguemos runs 9 letters (CCVCVVCVC) against llevemos's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
lleguemos
8 ch
llevemos

Why the eye confuses lleguemos with llevemos

A purely visual mix-up. lleguemos ([ʝeˈɣ̞emos]) and llevemos ([ʝeˈβ̞emos]) 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 47031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lleguemos is recorded at frequency rank #17,749, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈɣ̞emos]. llevemos is at rank #29,282, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞emos].

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 47031, this pair ranks #122,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lleguemos vs llevemos

Shared letters: elmos. Private to "lleguemos": gu. Private to "llevemos": v.

"lleguemos" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCVC  ·  "llevemos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lleguemos ← leguemos · lelguemos · llegeumos · llegguemos · lleguemmos · lleguemoss · lleguemso · llegueoms
  • llevemos ← lelvemos · levemos · llebemos · lleevmos · llevemmos · llevemoss · llevemso · lleveoms

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "lleguemos" for "llevemos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈɣ̞emos] versus [ʝeˈβ̞emos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lleguemos" or "llevemos" show up more?
"lleguemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,749 in our Spanish list, against #29,282 for "llevemos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lleguemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #122,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lleguemos" and "llevemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llamemos vs llevemos". 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 #122,363 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