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

#4,622
“llevas” frequency rank
#6,200
“lleven” frequency rank
10822
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevas lleven
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llevas and lleven

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

6 ch
llevas
6 ch
lleven

Look-alike desk: llevas vs lleven

A purely visual mix-up. llevas ([ˈʝeβ̞as]) 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 10822, 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]. 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 10822, this pair ranks #297,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llevas vs lleven

Shared letters: elv. Private to "llevas": as. Private to "lleven": n.

"llevas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "lleven" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevaslelvas · lleavs · llebas · llevass · llevsa · llevvas · llveas
  • llevenlelven · leven · lleben · lleevn · llevenn · llevne · llevven · llveen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llevas" for "lleven" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʝeβ̞as] versus [ˈʝeβ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "llevas" vs "lleven" - which ranks higher?
"llevas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,622 in our Spanish list, against #6,200 for "lleven". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "llevas" 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 #297,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevas" 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 #297,259 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