Which to use
“llevamos” and “llevemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,798
- “llevamos” frequency rank
- #29,282
- “llevemos” frequency rank
- 33080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevamos | llevemos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llevamos and llevemos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llevamos and llevemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses llevamos with llevemos
A purely visual mix-up. llevamos ([ʝeˈβ̞amos]) and llevemos ([ʝeˈβ̞emos]) 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 a single letter - a in “llevamos” becomes e in “llevemos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevamos is recorded at frequency rank #3,798, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞amos]. llevemos is at rank #29,282, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞emos].
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 33080, this pair ranks #198,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevamos vs llevemos
Shared letters: elmosv. Private to "llevamos": a. Private to "llevemos": -.
"llevamos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "llevemos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llevamos" and "llevemos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "llevamos" vs "llevemos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "llevamos" and "llevemos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #198,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevamos" and "llevemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llamemos vs llevemos". 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 #198,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.