llevabanvsllevaríanConfusable pair

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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.

8 ch
llevaban
9 ch
llevarían

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?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞ãn] versus [ʝeβ̞aˈɾiãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llevaban" vs "llevarían" - which ranks higher?
"llevaban" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,080 in our Spanish list, against #25,339 for "llevarían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list