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

#612
“llevar” frequency rank
#10,021
“llevarán” frequency rank
10633
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevar llevarán
Definition Trasladar algo o a alguien desde un lugar hacia otro separado en el espacio. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llevar and llevarán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
llevar
8 ch
llevarán

Why the eye confuses llevar with llevarán

A purely visual mix-up. llevar ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾ]) and llevarán ([ʝeβ̞aˈɾãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “llevar” sits inside “llevarán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10633, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llevar is recorded at frequency rank #612, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾ]. llevarán is at rank #10,021, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeβ̞aˈɾãn].

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 10633, this pair ranks #297,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llevar vs llevarán

Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "llevar": -. Private to "llevarán": .

"llevar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "llevarán" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevarlelvar · levar · lleavr · llebar · llevarr · llevra · llevvar · llvear

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "llevar" and "llevarán" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾ] versus [ʝeβ̞aˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llevar" or "llevarán"?
"llevar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #612 in our Spanish list, against #10,021 for "llevarán". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "llevar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #297,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevar" and "llevarán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarán vs llevarás". 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 #297,945 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