Which to use
“llevaban” and “llevabas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,080
- “llevaban” frequency rank
- #43,111
- “llevabas” frequency rank
- 49191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevaban | llevabas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar. |
Where the eye mixes llevaban and llevabas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llevaban and llevabas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: llevaban vs llevabas
A purely visual mix-up. llevaban ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “llevaban” becomes s in “llevabas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevaban is recorded at frequency rank #6,080, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]. 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 49191, this pair ranks #110,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevaban vs llevabas
Shared letters: abelv. Private to "llevaban": n. Private to "llevabas": s.
"llevaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevabas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llevaban" and "llevabas" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llevaban" or "llevabas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "llevaban" and "llevabas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevaban" 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 #110,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevaban" 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 #110,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.