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Which to use

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

#1,515
“llevan” frequency rank
#36,137
“llevase” frequency rank
37652
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevan llevase
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llevan and llevase

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

6 ch
llevan
7 ch
llevase

Look-alike desk: llevan vs llevase

A purely visual mix-up. llevan ([ˈʝeβ̞ãn]) and llevase ([ʝeˈβ̞ase]) 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 37652, 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]. llevase is at rank #36,137, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ase].

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 37652, this pair ranks #174,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llevan vs llevase

Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevan": n. Private to "llevase": s.

"llevan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "llevase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevan ← lelvan · levan · lleavn · lleban · llevann · llevna · llevvan · llvean
  • llevase ← lelvase · levase · lleavse · llebase · llevace · llevaes · llevasse · llevsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llevan" and "llevase" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʝeβ̞ãn] versus [ʝeˈβ̞ase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llevan" vs "llevase" - which ranks higher?
"llevan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,515 in our Spanish list, against #36,137 for "llevase". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "llevan" and "llevase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llevan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #174,185 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevan" and "llevase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegasen vs llevase". 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 #174,185 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