llevadavsllevadosTell them apart

Which to use

“llevada” and “llevados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,033
“llevada” frequency rank
#9,674
“llevados” frequency rank
16707
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevada llevados
Definition Forma del femenino de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse. Forma del plural de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llevada and llevados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llevada runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against llevados's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
llevada
8 ch
llevados

Why the eye confuses llevada with llevados

A purely visual mix-up. llevada ([ʝeˈβ̞að̞a]) and llevados ([ʝeˈβ̞að̞os]) 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 16707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llevada is recorded at frequency rank #7,033, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞a]. llevados is at rank #9,674, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os].

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 16707, this pair ranks #275,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llevada vs llevados

Shared letters: adelv. Private to "llevada": -. Private to "llevados": os.

"llevada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "llevados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevada ← lelvada · levada · lleavda · llebada · llevaad · llevadda · llevdaa · llevvada
  • llevados ← lelvados · levados · lleavdos · llebados · llevaddos · llevadoss · llevadso · llevaods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llevada" and "llevados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞að̞a] versus [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llevada" vs "llevados" - which ranks higher?
"llevada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,033 in our Spanish list, against #9,674 for "llevados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "llevada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #275,088 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevada" and "llevados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevados 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 #275,088 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