llenévsllenenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,511
“llené” frequency rank
#26,125
“llenen” frequency rank
74636
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llené llenen
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llenar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llenar.

Where the eye mixes llené and llenen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llené runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against llenen's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
llené
6 ch
llenen

Look-alike desk: llené vs llenen

A purely visual mix-up. llené ([ʝeˈne]) and llenen ([ˈʝenẽn]) 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 74636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llené is recorded at frequency rank #48,511, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈne]. llenen is at rank #26,125, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝenẽn].

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 74636, this pair ranks #20,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of llené vs llenen

Shared letters: eln. Private to "llené": é. Private to "llenen": -.

"llené" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "llenen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llenen ← lelnen · lenen · lleenn · llenenn · llenne · llennen · llneen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llené" for "llenen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈne] versus [ˈʝenẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llené" or "llenen"?
"llenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,125 in our Spanish list, against #48,511 for "llené". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "llené" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #20,972 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llené" and "llenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lens vs llené". 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 #20,972 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