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

#26,125
“llenen” frequency rank
#3,427
“lleve” frequency rank
29552
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llenen lleve
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llenar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llenen and lleve

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
llenen
5 ch
lleve

Why the eye confuses llenen with lleve

A purely visual mix-up. llenen ([ˈʝenẽn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llenen is recorded at frequency rank #26,125, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝenẽn]. 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 29552, this pair ranks #216,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llenen vs lleve

Shared letters: el. Private to "llenen": n. Private to "lleve": v.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llenenlelnen · lenen · lleenn · llenenn · llenne · llennen · llneen
  • llevelelve · llebe · lleev · llevve · llvee

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llenen" and "lleve" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʝenẽn] versus [ˈʝeβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llenen" or "lleve"?
"lleve" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,427 in our Spanish list, against #26,125 for "llenen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "llenen" 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 #216,431 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llenen" and "lleve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llené vs llenen". 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 #216,431 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