llevadasvsllevadosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,416
“llevadas” frequency rank
#9,674
“llevados” frequency rank
22090
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set llevadas and llevados apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
llevadas
8 ch
llevados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. llevadas ([ʝeˈβ̞að̞as]) 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 a single letter - a in “llevadas” becomes o in “llevados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22090, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llevadas is recorded at frequency rank #12,416, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞as]. 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 22090, this pair ranks #251,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llevadas vs llevados

Shared letters: adelsv. Private to "llevadas": -. Private to "llevados": o.

"llevadas" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "llevados" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevadaslelvadas · levadas · lleavdas · llebadas · llevaads · llevadass · llevaddas · llevadsa
  • llevadoslelvados · levados · lleavdos · llebados · llevaddos · llevadoss · llevadso · llevaods

Frequency comparison

llevadas#12,416
llevados#9,674

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llevadas" and "llevados" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞að̞as] versus [ʝeˈβ̞að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llevadas" or "llevados"?
"llevados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,674 in our Spanish list, against #12,416 for "llevadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering llevadas vs llevados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “llevadas” 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