Which to use
“llevaba” and “llevas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,570
- “llevaba” frequency rank
- #4,622
- “llevas” frequency rank
- 7192
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevaba | llevas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llevaba and llevas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: llevaba vs llevas
A purely visual mix-up. llevaba ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a]) and llevas ([ˈʝeβ̞as]) 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 7192, 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]. llevas is at rank #4,622, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞as].
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 7192, this pair ranks #308,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevaba vs llevas
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevaba": b. Private to "llevas": s.
"llevaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llevas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llevaba" and "llevas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llevaba" or "llevas" show up more?
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 "llevas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevaba" and "llevas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarás vs llevas". 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 #308,691 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.