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

#2,570
“llevaba” frequency rank
#10,021
“llevarán” frequency rank
12591
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevaba llevarán
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 futuro de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llevaba and llevarán

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

7 ch
llevaba
8 ch
llevarán

Why the eye confuses llevaba with llevarán

A purely visual mix-up. llevaba ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a]) and llevarán ([ʝeβ̞aˈɾãn]) 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 12591, 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]. llevarán is at rank #10,021, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeβ̞aˈɾãn].

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 12591, this pair ranks #290,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llevaba vs llevarán

Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevaba": b. Private to "llevarán": nrá.

"llevaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "llevarán" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevabalelvaba · levaba · lleavba · llebaba · llevaab · llevabba · llevava · llevbaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "llevaba" and "llevarán" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a] versus [ʝeβ̞aˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llevaba" vs "llevarán" - which ranks higher?
"llevaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,570 in our Spanish list, against #10,021 for "llevarán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "llevaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #290,983 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevaba" and "llevarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarán 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 #290,983 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