Which to use
“llevaban” and “llevarás” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,080
- “llevaban” frequency rank
- #49,766
- “llevarás” frequency rank
- 55846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevaban | llevarás |
|---|---|---|
| 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 futuro de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llevaban and llevarás
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llevaban and llevarás follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses llevaban with llevarás
A purely visual mix-up. llevaban ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]) and llevarás ([ʝeβ̞aˈɾas]) 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 55846, 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]. llevarás is at rank #49,766, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeβ̞aˈɾas].
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 55846, this pair ranks #77,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of llevaban vs llevarás
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevaban": bn. Private to "llevarás": rsá.
"llevaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevarás" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- llevaban ← lelvaban · levaban · lleavban · llebaban · llevaabn · llevabann · llevabban · llevabna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llevaban" and "llevarás" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llevaban" or "llevarás" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevarás" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #77,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevaban" and "llevarás" 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 #77,081 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.