llevadovsllevoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,943
“llevado” frequency rank
#1,643
“llevo” frequency rank
3586
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevado llevo
Definition Participio de llevar o de llevarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llevado and llevo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
llevado
5 ch
llevo

Visual trap between llevado and llevo

A purely visual mix-up. llevado ([ʝeˈβ̞að̞o]) and llevo ([ˈʝeβ̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llevado is recorded at frequency rank #1,943, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞að̞o]. llevo is at rank #1,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞o].

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 3586, this pair ranks #317,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llevado vs llevo

Shared letters: elov. Private to "llevado": ad. Private to "llevo": -.

"llevado" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "llevo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevadolelvado · levado · lleavdo · llebado · llevaddo · llevaod · llevdao · llevvado
  • llevolelvo · levo · llebo · lleov · llevvo · llveo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llevado" and "llevo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞að̞o] versus [ˈʝeβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llevado" or "llevo"?
"llevo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,643 in our Spanish list, against #1,943 for "llevado". 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 "llevado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #317,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevado" and "llevo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llené vs llevo". 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 #317,987 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