llevarvsllevaronWhat's the difference?

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.

6 ch
llevar
8 ch
llevaron

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

  • llevarlelvar · levar · lleavr · llebar · llevarr · llevra · llevvar · llvear
  • llevaronlelvaron · levaron · lleavron · llebaron · llevaorn · llevarno · llevaronn · llevarron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llevar" for "llevaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾ] versus [ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llevar" or "llevaron" show up more?
"llevar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #612 in our Spanish list, against #2,673 for "llevaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list