Which to use
“llevando” and “llevándose” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,268
- “llevando” frequency rank
- #19,478
- “llevándose” frequency rank
- 22746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevando | llevándose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gerundio de llevar. | Gerundio de llevar, con el pronombre «se» enclítico. |
Where the eye mixes llevando and llevándose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llevando runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against llevándose's 10 (CCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llevando vs llevándose
A purely visual mix-up. llevando ([ʝeˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]) and llevándose ([ʝeˈβ̞ãn̪d̪ose]) 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 22746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevando is recorded at frequency rank #3,268, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ãn̪d̪o]. llevándose is at rank #19,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ãn̪d̪ose].
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 22746, this pair ranks #248,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevando vs llevándose
Shared letters: delnov. Private to "llevando": a. Private to "llevándose": sá.
"llevando" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "llevándose" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- llevando ← lelvando · levando · lleavndo · llebando · llevadno · llevanddo · llevanndo · llevanod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llevando" and "llevándose" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llevando" or "llevándose"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevando" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevándose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevando" and "llevándose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llamándose vs llevándose". 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 #248,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.