Which to use
“llevábamos” and “llevamos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,721
- “llevábamos” frequency rank
- #3,798
- “llevamos” frequency rank
- 33519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevábamos | llevamos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llevábamos and llevamos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. llevábamos runs 10 letters (CCVCVCVCVC) against llevamos's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llevábamos vs llevamos
A purely visual mix-up. llevábamos ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞amos]) and llevamos ([ʝeˈβ̞amos]) 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 33519, 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]. llevamos is at rank #3,798, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞amos].
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 33519, this pair ranks #196,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevábamos vs llevamos
Shared letters: aelmosv. Private to "llevábamos": bá. Private to "llevamos": -.
"llevábamos" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCVCVC · "llevamos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- llevamos ← lelvamos · levamos · lleavmos · llebamos · llevammos · llevamoss · llevamso · llevaoms
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llevábamos" and "llevamos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llevábamos" or "llevamos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llevábamos" and "llevamos" 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 "llevamos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevábamos" and "llevamos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llamábamos vs llevábamos". 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 #196,372 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.