llenamosvsllenaronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#35,596
“llenamos” frequency rank
#17,191
“llenaron” frequency rank
52787
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llenamos llenaron
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente 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 llenamos and llenaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
llenamos
8 ch
llenaron

Visual trap between llenamos and llenaron

A purely visual mix-up. llenamos ([ʝeˈnamos]) 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 52787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llenamos is recorded at frequency rank #35,596, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈnamos]. 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 52787, this pair ranks #90,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llenamos vs llenaron

Shared letters: aelno. Private to "llenamos": ms. Private to "llenaron": r.

"llenamos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "llenaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llenamoslelnamos · lenamos · lleanmos · llenammos · llenamoss · llenamso · llenaoms · llenmaos
  • llenaronlelnaron · lenaron · lleanron · llenaorn · llenarno · llenaronn · llenarron · llennaron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llenamos" for "llenaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈnamos] versus [ʝeˈnaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llenamos" or "llenaron"?
"llenaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,191 in our Spanish list, against #35,596 for "llenamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llenamos" 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 #90,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llenamos" and "llenaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leamos vs llenamos". 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 #90,999 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