Which to use
“llevan” and “lloran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,515
- “llevan” frequency rank
- #13,736
- “lloran” frequency rank
- 15251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevan | lloran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 indicativo de llorar. |
Where the eye mixes llevan and lloran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses llevan with lloran
A purely visual mix-up. llevan ([ˈʝeβ̞ãn]) and lloran ([ˈʝoɾãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15251, 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]. lloran is at rank #13,736, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝoɾãn].
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 15251, this pair ranks #280,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevan vs lloran
Shared letters: aln. Private to "llevan": ev. Private to "lloran": or.
"llevan" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "lloran" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llevan" for "lloran" ever safe?
Frequency check: "llevan" vs "lloran" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lloran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevan" and "lloran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lloran vs lloraron". 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 #280,938 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.