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“llevaban” and “llevarían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,080
- “llevaban” frequency rank
- #25,339
- “llevarían” frequency rank
- 31419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevaban | llevarían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional de llevar. |
Where the eye mixes llevaban and llevarían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llevaban runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against llevarían's 9 (CCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llevaban vs llevarían
A purely visual mix-up. llevaban ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn]) and llevarían ([ʝeβ̞aˈɾiãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31419, 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]. llevarían is at rank #25,339, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeβ̞aˈɾiãn].
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 31419, this pair ranks #207,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevaban vs llevarían
Shared letters: aelnv. Private to "llevaban": b. Private to "llevarían": rí.
"llevaban" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevarían" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- llevaban ← lelvaban · levaban · lleavban · llebaban · llevaabn · llevabann · llevabban · llevabna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llevaban" and "llevarían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "llevaban" vs "llevarían" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "llevaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevarían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #207,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevaban" and "llevarían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarás vs llevarían". 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 #207,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.