Which to use
“llené” and “lleve” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,511
- “llené” frequency rank
- #3,427
- “lleve” frequency rank
- 51938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llené | lleve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llenar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llené and lleve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. llené and lleve follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between llené and lleve
A purely visual mix-up. llené ([ʝeˈne]) and lleve ([ˈʝeβ̞e]) 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 51938, 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]. lleve is at rank #3,427, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞e].
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 51938, this pair ranks #95,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llené vs lleve
Shared letters: el. Private to "llené": né. Private to "lleve": v.
"llené" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "lleve" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lleve ← lelve · llebe · lleev · llevve · llvee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llené" for "lleve" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llené" vs "lleve" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llené" and "lleve" 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 "lleve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llené" and "lleve" 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 #95,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.