Which to use
“llevan” and “llévate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,515
- “llevan” frequency rank
- #22,412
- “llévate” frequency rank
- 23927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevan | llévate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 llevan and llévate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llevan runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against llévate's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses llevan with llévate
A purely visual mix-up. llevan ([ˈʝeβ̞ãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23927, 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]. 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 23927, this pair ranks #243,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevan vs llévate
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevan": n. Private to "llévate": té.
"llevan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llévate" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- llevan ← lelvan · levan · lleavn · lleban · llevann · llevna · llevvan · llvean
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llevan" and "llévate" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llevan" or "llévate" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "llevan" and "llévate" 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 "llévate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevan" and "llévate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevase vs llévate". 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 #243,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.