llenévslloréTell them apart

Which to use

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

#48,511
“llené” frequency rank
#18,602
“lloré” frequency rank
67113
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llené lloré
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llenar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llorar.

Where the eye mixes llené and lloré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. llené and lloré follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
llené
5 ch
lloré

Why the eye confuses llené with lloré

A purely visual mix-up. llené ([ʝeˈne]) and lloré ([ʝoˈɾe]) 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 67113, 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]. lloré is at rank #18,602, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈɾe].

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 67113, this pair ranks #37,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of llené vs lloré

Shared letters: lé. Private to "llené": en. Private to "lloré": or.

"llené" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "lloré" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llené" and "lloré" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈne] versus [ʝoˈɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llené" vs "lloré" - which ranks higher?
"lloré" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,602 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "llené" and "lloré" 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 "lloré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llené" and "lloré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lens vs llené". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #37,997 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