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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llevado" and "llevo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llevado" or "llevo"?
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.