lleváisvsllévateWhich spelling fits?

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

#34,194
“lleváis” frequency rank
#22,412
“llévate” frequency rank
56606
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lleváis llévate
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de llevarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Where the eye mixes lleváis and llévate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. lleváis (CCVCVVC) and llévate (CCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
lleváis
7 ch
llévate

Why the eye confuses lleváis with llévate

A purely visual mix-up. lleváis ([ʝeˈβ̞ajs]) and llévate ([ˈʝeβ̞at̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56606, 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]. llévate is at rank #22,412, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞at̪e].

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 56606, this pair ranks #73,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of lleváis vs llévate

Shared letters: elv. Private to "lleváis": isá. Private to "llévate": até.

"lleváis" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC  ·  "llévate" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lleváis" and "llévate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞ajs] versus [ˈʝeβ̞at̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lleváis" or "llévate"?
"llévate" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,412 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.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lleváis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llévate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #73,891 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lleváis" and "llévate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lleváis vs llevarás". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #73,891 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