llevanvsllevaronConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#1,515
“llevan” frequency rank
#2,673
“llevaron” frequency rank
4188
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevan llevaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llevan and llevaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
llevan
8 ch
llevaron

Why the eye confuses llevan with llevaron

A purely visual mix-up. llevan ([ˈʝeβ̞ãn]) and llevaron ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4188, 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]. llevaron is at rank #2,673, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn].

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 4188, this pair ranks #316,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llevan vs llevaron

Shared letters: aelnv. Private to "llevan": -. Private to "llevaron": or.

"llevan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "llevaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevanlelvan · levan · lleavn · lleban · llevann · llevna · llevvan · llvean
  • llevaronlelvaron · levaron · lleavron · llebaron · llevaorn · llevarno · llevaronn · llevarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llevan" and "llevaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʝeβ̞ãn] versus [ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llevan" or "llevaron"?
"llevan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,515 in our Spanish list, against #2,673 for "llevaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "llevaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #316,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevan" and "llevaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarás vs llevaron". 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 #316,679 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