Which to use
“llenaban” and “llenaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,695
- “llenaban” frequency rank
- #17,191
- “llenaron” frequency rank
- 54886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llenaban | llenaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llenar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llenar. |
Where the eye mixes llenaban and llenaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llenaban and llenaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses llenaban with llenaron
A purely visual mix-up. llenaban ([ʝeˈnaβ̞ãn]) and llenaron ([ʝeˈnaɾõn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llenaban is recorded at frequency rank #37,695, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈnaβ̞ãn]. llenaron is at rank #17,191, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈnaɾõn].
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 54886, this pair ranks #81,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of llenaban vs llenaron
Shared letters: aeln. Private to "llenaban": b. Private to "llenaron": or.
"llenaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llenaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llenaban" and "llenaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llenaban" or "llenaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llenaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llenaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #81,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llenaban" and "llenaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llenaban vs llevabas". 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 #81,363 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.