Which to use
“llevan” and “lleven” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,515
- “llevan” frequency rank
- #6,200
- “lleven” frequency rank
- 7715
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevan | lleven |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llevan and lleven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between llevan and lleven
A purely visual mix-up. llevan ([ˈʝeβ̞ãn]) and lleven ([ˈʝeβ̞ẽn]) 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 “llevan” becomes e in “lleven”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7715, 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]. lleven is at rank #6,200, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ẽn].
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 7715, this pair ranks #307,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevan vs lleven
Shared letters: elnv. Private to "llevan": a. Private to "lleven": -.
"llevan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "lleven" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llevan" and "lleven" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "llevan" vs "lleven" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "llevan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lleven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevan" and "lleven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llené vs lleven". 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 #307,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.