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

#2,673
“llevaron” frequency rank
#6,199
“llevarse” frequency rank
8872
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevaron llevarse
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. Tomar algo consigo.

Where the eye mixes llevaron and llevarse

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

8 ch
llevaron
8 ch
llevarse

Visual trap between llevaron and llevarse

A purely visual mix-up. llevaron ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn]) and llevarse ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾse]) 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 8872, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llevaron is recorded at frequency rank #2,673, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn]. llevarse is at rank #6,199, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞aɾse].

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 8872, this pair ranks #303,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llevaron vs llevarse

Shared letters: aelrv. Private to "llevaron": no. Private to "llevarse": s.

"llevaron" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC  ·  "llevarse" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevaronlelvaron · levaron · lleavron · llebaron · llevaorn · llevarno · llevaronn · llevarron
  • llevarselelvarse · levarse · lleavrse · llebarse · llevarce · llevares · llevarrse · llevarsse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llevaron" for "llevarse" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞aɾõn] versus [ʝeˈβ̞aɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "llevaron" or "llevarse"?
"llevaron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,673 in our Spanish list, against #6,199 for "llevarse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "llevaron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "llevarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #303,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevaron" and "llevarse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarás vs llevarse". 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 #303,641 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