Which to use
“llevar” and “llevaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #612
- “llevar” frequency rank
- #2,673
- “llevaron” frequency rank
- 3285
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevar | llevaron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llevar and llevaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between llevar and llevaron
A purely visual mix-up. llevar ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾ]) and llevaron ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn]) 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 “llevaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3285, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevar is recorded at frequency rank #612, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾ]. llevaron is at rank #2,673, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn].
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 3285, this pair ranks #318,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevar vs llevaron
Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "llevar": -. Private to "llevaron": no.
"llevar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llevaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "llevar" for "llevaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llevar" or "llevaron" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevar" and "llevaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarás vs llevaron". 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 #318,647 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.