llenaronvsllenarseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#17,191
“llenaron” frequency rank
#26,124
“llenarse” frequency rank
43315
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llenaron llenarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llenar. Llenar (uso pronominal de ...)

Where the eye mixes llenaron and llenarse

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

8 ch
llenaron
8 ch
llenarse

Visual trap between llenaron and llenarse

A purely visual mix-up. llenaron ([ʝeˈnaɾõn]) and llenarse ([ʝeˈnaɾse]) 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 43315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llenaron is recorded at frequency rank #17,191, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈnaɾõn]. llenarse is at rank #26,124, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈnaɾse].

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 43315, this pair ranks #143,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llenaron vs llenarse

Shared letters: aelnr. Private to "llenaron": o. Private to "llenarse": s.

"llenaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "llenarse" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llenaronlelnaron · lenaron · lleanron · llenaorn · llenarno · llenaronn · llenarron · llennaron
  • llenarselelnarse · lenarse · lleanrse · llenarce · llenares · llenarrse · llenarsse · llenasre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llenaron" for "llenarse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈnaɾõn] versus [ʝeˈnaɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llenaron" vs "llenarse" - which ranks higher?
"llenaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,191 in our Spanish list, against #26,124 for "llenarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "llenaron" and "llenarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llenaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llenarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #143,345 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llenaron" and "llenarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llenará vs llenarse". 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 #143,345 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