llevasvslluviasWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: llevas is a verb, lluvias is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“llevas” is a verb and “lluvias” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,622
“llevas” frequency rank
#4,092
“lluvias” frequency rank
8714
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevas lluvias
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. Forma del plural de lluvia.

Where the eye mixes llevas and lluvias

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llevas runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against lluvias's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
llevas
7 ch
lluvias

Why the eye confuses llevas with lluvias

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llevas is [ˈʝeβ̞as] while lluvias is [ˈʝuβ̞jas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8714, 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]. lluvias is at rank #4,092, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝuβ̞jas].

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 8714, this pair ranks #304,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of llevas vs lluvias

Shared letters: alsv. Private to "llevas": e. Private to "lluvias": iu.

"llevas" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "lluvias" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevas ← lelvas · lleavs · llebas · llevass · llevsa · llevvas · llveas
  • lluvias ← llubias · lluivas · lluvais · lluviass · lluvisa · lluvvias · llvuias · lulvias

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "llevas" for "lluvias" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "llevas" is a verb and "lluvias" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llevas" or "lluvias" show up more?
"lluvias" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,092 in our Spanish list, against #4,622 for "llevas". 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 "lluvias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #304,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevas" and "lluvias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llevarás vs llevas". 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 #304,179 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