lleváisvsllevasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#34,194
“lleváis” frequency rank
#4,622
“llevas” frequency rank
38816
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lleváis llevas
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes lleváis and llevas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. lleváis runs 7 letters (CCVCVVC) against llevas's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
lleváis
6 ch
llevas

Look-alike desk: lleváis vs llevas

A purely visual mix-up. lleváis ([ʝeˈβ̞ajs]) and llevas ([ˈʝeβ̞as]) 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 38816, 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]. llevas is at rank #4,622, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞as].

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 38816, this pair ranks #167,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lleváis vs llevas

Shared letters: elsv. Private to "lleváis": iá. Private to "llevas": a.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevas ← lelvas · lleavs · llebas · llevass · llevsa · llevvas · llveas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lleváis" and "llevas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞ajs] versus [ˈʝeβ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lleváis" or "llevas" show up more?
"llevas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,622 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lleváis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #167,901 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lleváis" and "llevas" 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 #167,901 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