llenenvslluevenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#26,125
“llenen” frequency rank
#38,220
“llueven” frequency rank
64345
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llenen llueven
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 indicativo de llover.

Where the eye mixes llenen and llueven

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

6 ch
llenen
7 ch
llueven

Visual trap between llenen and llueven

A purely visual mix-up. llenen ([ˈʝenẽn]) and llueven ([ˈʝweβ̞ẽn]) 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 64345, 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]. llueven is at rank #38,220, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝweβ̞ẽn].

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 64345, this pair ranks #45,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of llenen vs llueven

Shared letters: eln. Private to "llenen": -. Private to "llueven": uv.

"llenen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "llueven" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llenenlelnen · lenen · lleenn · llenenn · llenne · llennen · llneen
  • lluevenlleuven · llueben · llueevn · lluevenn · lluevne · lluevven · lluveen · lueven

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "llenen" and "llueven" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʝenẽn] versus [ˈʝweβ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llenen" vs "llueven" - which ranks higher?
"llenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,125 in our Spanish list, against #38,220 for "llueven". 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 "llenen" and "llueven" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llueven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,865 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llenen" and "llueven" 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 #45,865 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