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

#26,124
“llenarse” frequency rank
#36,137
“llevase” frequency rank
62261
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llenarse llevase
Definition Llenar (uso pronominal de ...) Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llenarse and llevase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llenarse runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against llevase's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
llenarse
7 ch
llevase

Look-alike desk: llenarse vs llevase

A purely visual mix-up. llenarse ([ʝeˈnaɾse]) and llevase ([ʝeˈβ̞ase]) 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 62261, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llenarse is recorded at frequency rank #26,124, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈnaɾse]. llevase is at rank #36,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ase].

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 62261, this pair ranks #52,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of llenarse vs llevase

Shared letters: aels. Private to "llenarse": nr. Private to "llevase": v.

"llenarse" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV  ·  "llevase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llenarse ← lelnarse · lenarse · lleanrse · llenarce · llenares · llenarrse · llenarsse · llenasre
  • llevase ← lelvase · levase · lleavse · llebase · llevace · llevaes · llevasse · llevsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llenarse" for "llevase" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈnaɾse] versus [ʝeˈβ̞ase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llenarse" vs "llevase" - which ranks higher?
"llenarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,124 in our Spanish list, against #36,137 for "llevase". 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 "llenarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #52,650 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llenarse" and "llevase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegasen vs llevase". 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 #52,650 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