llevasvsllévateWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#4,622
“llevas” frequency rank
#22,412
“llévate” frequency rank
27034
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevas llévate
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de llevarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Where the eye mixes llevas and llévate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
llevas
7 ch
llévate

Why the eye confuses llevas with llévate

A purely visual mix-up. llevas ([ˈʝeβ̞as]) 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 27034, 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]. 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 27034, this pair ranks #228,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llevas vs llévate

Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevas": s. Private to "llévate": .

"llevas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "llévate" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevaslelvas · lleavs · llebas · llevass · llevsa · llevvas · llveas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "llevas" and "llévate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʝeβ̞as] versus [ˈʝeβ̞at̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llevas" vs "llévate" - which ranks higher?
"llevas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,622 in our Spanish list, against #22,412 for "llévate". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "llevas" 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 #228,770 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevas" 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 #228,770 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