llevadavsllévameWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: llevada is a participle, llévame is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“llevada” is a participle and “llévame” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#7,033
“llevada” frequency rank
#27,669
“llévame” frequency rank
34702
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevada llévame
Definition Forma del femenino de llevado, participio de llevar o de llevarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de llevar (con el pronombre «me» enclítico); solicitud para que mi interlocutor me lleve a mí o lleve algo para mí.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set llevada and llévame apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
llevada
7 ch
llévame

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llevada is [ʝeˈβ̞að̞a] while llévame is [ˈʝeβ̞ame]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34702, 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]. llévame is at rank #27,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ame].

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 34702, this pair ranks #190,029 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llevada vs llévame

Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevada": d. Private to "llévame": .

"llevada" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "llévame" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevadalelvada · levada · lleavda · llebada · llevaad · llevadda · llevdaa · llevvada

Frequency comparison

llevada#7,033
llévame#27,669

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llevada" and "llévame" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "llevada" is a participle and "llévame" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "llevada" or "llévame"?
"llevada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,033 in our Spanish list, against #27,669 for "llévame". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering llevada vs llévame

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “llevada”; for a verb, it's “llévame”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “llevada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list