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

#34,194
“lleváis” frequency rank
#6,199
“llevarse” frequency rank
40393
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lleváis llevarse
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. Tomar algo consigo.

Where the eye mixes lleváis and llevarse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lleváis runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against llevarse's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
lleváis
8 ch
llevarse

Visual trap between lleváis and llevarse

A purely visual mix-up. lleváis ([ʝeˈβ̞ajs]) and llevarse ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾse]) 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 40393, 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]. llevarse is at rank #6,199, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾse].

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 40393, this pair ranks #159,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lleváis vs llevarse

Shared letters: elsv. Private to "lleváis": iá. Private to "llevarse": ar.

"lleváis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "llevarse" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevarse ← lelvarse · levarse · lleavrse · llebarse · llevarce · llevares · llevarrse · llevarsse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lleváis" and "llevarse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞ajs] versus [ʝeˈβ̞aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lleváis" or "llevarse" show up more?
"llevarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,199 in our Spanish list, against #34,194 for "lleváis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "lleváis" and "llevarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lleváis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #159,326 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lleváis" and "llevarse" 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 #159,326 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