Which to use
“llevábamos” and “llevabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,721
- “llevábamos” frequency rank
- #43,111
- “llevabas” frequency rank
- 72832
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevábamos | llevabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar. |
Where the eye mixes llevábamos and llevabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llevábamos runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVC) against llevabas's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between llevábamos and llevabas
A purely visual mix-up. llevábamos ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞amos]) and llevabas ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞as]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72832, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevábamos is recorded at frequency rank #29,721, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞amos]. llevabas is at rank #43,111, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞as].
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 72832, this pair ranks #24,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of llevábamos vs llevabas
Shared letters: abelsv. Private to "llevábamos": moá. Private to "llevabas": -.
"llevábamos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "llevabas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- llevabas ← lelvabas · levabas · lleavbas · llebabas · llevaabs · llevabass · llevabbas · llevabsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llevábamos" and "llevabas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llevábamos" or "llevabas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "llevábamos" and "llevabas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevábamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevabas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevábamos" and "llevabas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevabas 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 #24,564 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.