Which to use
“llevas” and “llevaste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,622
- “llevas” frequency rank
- #27,668
- “llevaste” frequency rank
- 32290
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevas | llevaste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llevas and llevaste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. llevas runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against llevaste's 8 (CCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses llevas with llevaste
A purely visual mix-up. llevas ([ˈʝeβ̞as]) and llevaste ([ʝeˈβ̞ast̪e]) 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) - “llevas” sits inside “llevaste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevas is recorded at frequency rank #4,622, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞as]. llevaste is at rank #27,668, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ast̪e].
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 32290, this pair ranks #202,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevas vs llevaste
Shared letters: aelsv. Private to "llevas": -. Private to "llevaste": t.
"llevas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llevaste" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llevas" and "llevaste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llevas" or "llevaste" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "llevas" and "llevaste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevaste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #202,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevas" and "llevaste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevase vs llevaste". 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 #202,742 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.