Which to use
“llevaba” and “llevaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,570
- “llevaba” frequency rank
- #6,080
- “llevaban” frequency rank
- 8650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevaba | llevaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar. |
Where the eye mixes llevaba and llevaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses llevaba with llevaban
A purely visual mix-up. llevaba ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a]) and llevaban ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “llevaba” sits inside “llevaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8650, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevaba is recorded at frequency rank #2,570, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a]. llevaban is at rank #6,080, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn].
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 8650, this pair ranks #304,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevaba vs llevaban
Shared letters: abelv. Private to "llevaba": -. Private to "llevaban": n.
"llevaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llevaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llevaba" for "llevaban" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llevaba" vs "llevaban" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llevaba" and "llevaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #304,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevaba" and "llevaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevaban vs llevarás". 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 #304,382 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.