Which to use
“llevaba” and “llévate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,570
- “llevaba” frequency rank
- #22,412
- “llévate” frequency rank
- 24982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevaba | llévate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 llevarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes llevaba and llévate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses llevaba with llévate
A purely visual mix-up. llevaba ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞a]) and llévate ([ˈʝeβ̞at̪e]) 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 24982, 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]. llévate is at rank #22,412, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞at̪e].
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 24982, this pair ranks #238,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevaba vs llévate
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevaba": b. Private to "llévate": té.
"llevaba" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "llévate" · 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 "llévate" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llevaba" or "llévate" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "llevaba" and "llévate" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llévate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #238,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevaba" and "llévate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevase vs llévate". 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 #238,558 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.