Which to use
“llevan” and “llevando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,515
- “llevan” frequency rank
- #3,268
- “llevando” frequency rank
- 4783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevan | llevando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. | Gerundio de llevar. |
Where the eye mixes llevan and llevando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses llevan with llevando
A purely visual mix-up. llevan ([ˈʝeβ̞ãn]) and llevando ([ʝeˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “llevan” sits inside “llevando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevan is recorded at frequency rank #1,515, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ãn]. llevando is at rank #3,268, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o].
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 4783, this pair ranks #315,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevan vs llevando
Shared letters: aelnv. Private to "llevan": -. Private to "llevando": do.
"llevan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llevando" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llevan" and "llevando" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "llevan" or "llevando"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevan" and "llevando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leían vs llevan". 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 #315,261 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.