lleváisvsllevanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,194
“lleváis” frequency rank
#1,515
“llevan” frequency rank
35709
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lleváis llevan
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes lleváis and llevan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lleváis runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against llevan's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
lleváis
6 ch
llevan

Visual trap between lleváis and llevan

A purely visual mix-up. lleváis ([ʝeˈβ̞ajs]) and llevan ([ˈʝeβ̞ãn]) 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 35709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lleváis is recorded at frequency rank #34,194, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ajs]. llevan is at rank #1,515, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ãn].

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 35709, this pair ranks #184,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lleváis vs llevan

Shared letters: elv. Private to "lleváis": isá. Private to "llevan": an.

"lleváis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "llevan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevan ← lelvan · levan · lleavn · lleban · llevann · llevna · llevvan · llvean

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lleváis" and "llevan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞ajs] versus [ˈʝeβ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lleváis" or "llevan"?
"llevan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,515 in our Spanish list, against #34,194 for "lleváis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "lleváis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #184,603 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lleváis" and "llevan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lleváis 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 #184,603 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