Which to use
“llenaban” and “llevaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,695
- “llenaban” frequency rank
- #2,570
- “llevaba” frequency rank
- 40265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llenaban | llevaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llenar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llenaban and llevaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llenaban runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against llevaba's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llenaban vs llevaba
A purely visual mix-up. llenaban ([ʝeˈnaβ̞ãn]) and llevaba ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a]) 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 40265, 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]. llevaba is at rank #2,570, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a].
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 40265, this pair ranks #160,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llenaban vs llevaba
Shared letters: abel. Private to "llenaban": n. Private to "llevaba": v.
"llenaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llenaban" and "llevaba" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llenaban" or "llevaba"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llenaban" and "llevaba" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llenaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llenaban" and "llevaba" 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 #160,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.