Which to use
“llevaba” is a verb and “llevadas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,570
- “llevaba” frequency rank
- #12,416
- “llevadas” frequency rank
- 14986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevaba | llevadas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. | Forma del femenino plural de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llevaba and llevadas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses llevaba with llevadas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llevaba is [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a] while llevadas is [ʝeˈβ̞að̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14986, 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]. llevadas is at rank #12,416, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞as].
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 14986, this pair ranks #281,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevaba vs llevadas
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevaba": b. Private to "llevadas": ds.
"llevaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llevadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llevaba" and "llevadas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "llevaba" vs "llevadas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevaba" and "llevadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevadas 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 #281,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.