llenenvsllevenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#26,125
“llenen” frequency rank
#6,200
“lleven” frequency rank
32325
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes llenen and lleven

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
llenen
6 ch
lleven

Look-alike desk: llenen vs lleven

A purely visual mix-up. llenen ([ˈʝenẽn]) and lleven ([ˈʝeβ̞ẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “llenen” becomes v in “lleven”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32325, 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]. lleven is at rank #6,200, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ẽn].

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 32325, this pair ranks #202,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llenen vs lleven

Shared letters: eln. Private to "llenen": -. Private to "lleven": v.

"llenen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "lleven" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llenenlelnen · lenen · lleenn · llenenn · llenne · llennen · llneen
  • llevenlelven · leven · lleben · lleevn · llevenn · llevne · llevven · llveen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llenen" and "lleven" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʝenẽn] versus [ˈʝeβ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llenen" or "lleven"?
"lleven" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,200 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

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lleven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #202,560 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llenen" and "lleven" 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 #202,560 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