Which to use
“llevabas” is a verb and “llevada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,111
- “llevabas” frequency rank
- #7,033
- “llevada” frequency rank
- 50144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevabas | llevada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llevar. | Forma del femenino de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llevabas and llevada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: llevabas vs llevada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llevabas is [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞as] while llevada is [ʝeˈβ̞að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevabas is recorded at frequency rank #43,111, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aβ̞as]. llevada is at rank #7,033, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞a].
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 50144, this pair ranks #104,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevabas vs llevada
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevabas": bs. Private to "llevada": d.
"llevabas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llevabas" for "llevada" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llevabas" vs "llevada" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llevabas" and "llevada" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevabas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevabas" and "llevada" 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 #104,849 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.