Which to use
“llevar” and “llévate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #612
- “llevar” frequency rank
- #22,412
- “llévate” frequency rank
- 23024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevar | llévate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trasladar algo o a alguien desde un lugar hacia otro separado en el espacio. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de llevarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes llevar and llévate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llevar runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against llévate's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llevar vs llévate
A purely visual mix-up. llevar ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾ]) and llévate ([ˈʝeβ̞at̪e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevar is recorded at frequency rank #612, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾ]. llévate is at rank #22,412, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞at̪e].
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 23024, this pair ranks #247,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevar vs llévate
Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevar": r. Private to "llévate": té.
"llevar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llévate" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- llevar ← lelvar · levar · lleavr · llebar · llevarr · llevra · llevvar · llvear
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "llevar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llévate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #247,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevar" and "llévate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevase vs llévate". 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 #247,708 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.