Which to use
“llenaban” and “llevabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,695
- “llenaban” frequency rank
- #43,111
- “llevabas” frequency rank
- 80806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llenaban | llevabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llenar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar. |
Where the eye mixes llenaban and llevabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llenaban and llevabas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between llenaban and llevabas
A purely visual mix-up. llenaban ([ʝeˈnaβ̞ãn]) and llevabas ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞as]) 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 80806, 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]. llevabas is at rank #43,111, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞as].
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 80806, this pair ranks #11,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of llenaban vs llevabas
Shared letters: abel. Private to "llenaban": n. Private to "llevabas": sv.
"llenaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevabas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llenaban" and "llevabas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "llenaban" or "llevabas"?
After this comparison
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 "llevabas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llenaban" and "llevabas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevabas vs llevarás". 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 #11,211 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.