Which to use
“llevaba” and “llévame” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,570
- “llevaba” frequency rank
- #27,669
- “llévame” frequency rank
- 30239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevaba | llévame |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de llevar (con el pronombre «me» enclítico); solicitud para que mi interlocutor me lleve a mí o lleve algo para mí. |
Where the eye mixes llevaba and llévame
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llevaba and llévame follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between llevaba and llévame
A purely visual mix-up. llevaba ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a]) and llévame ([ˈʝeβ̞ame]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30239, 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]. llévame is at rank #27,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ame].
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 30239, this pair ranks #212,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevaba vs llévame
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevaba": b. Private to "llévame": mé.
"llevaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llévame" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- llevaba ← lelvaba · levaba · lleavba · llebaba · llevaab · llevabba · llevava · llevbaa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llevaba" for "llévame" ever safe?
Which is more common, "llevaba" or "llévame"?
What to do next
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 "llévame" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevaba" and "llévame" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llévame vs llevase". 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 #212,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.