Which to use
“llevaba” and “llevado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,570
- “llevaba” frequency rank
- #1,943
- “llevado” frequency rank
- 4513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevaba | llevado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. | Participio de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llevaba and llevado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between llevaba and llevado
A purely visual mix-up. llevaba ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a]) and llevado ([ʝeˈβ̞að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4513, 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]. llevado is at rank #1,943, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞o].
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 4513, this pair ranks #315,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevaba vs llevado
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevaba": b. Private to "llevado": do.
"llevaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llevado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llevaba" and "llevado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "llevaba" or "llevado"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevaba" and "llevado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevaba 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 #315,921 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.