Which to use
“llevar” and “lleven” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #612
- “llevar” frequency rank
- #6,200
- “lleven” frequency rank
- 6812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevar | lleven |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llevar and lleven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between llevar and lleven
A purely visual mix-up. llevar ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾ]) and lleven ([ˈʝeβ̞ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevar is recorded at frequency rank #612, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾ]. lleven is at rank #6,200, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ẽn].
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 6812, this pair ranks #309,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of llevar vs lleven
Shared letters: elv. Private to "llevar": ar. Private to "lleven": n.
"llevar" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "lleven" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llevar" and "lleven" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "llevar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lleven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #309,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevar" and "lleven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llené vs lleven". 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 #309,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.