llevasevsllévateWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,137
“llevase” frequency rank
#22,412
“llévate” frequency rank
58549
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevase llévate
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de llevarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Where the eye mixes llevase and llévate

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. llevase and llévate follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
llevase
7 ch
llévate

Visual trap between llevase and llévate

A purely visual mix-up. llevase ([ʝeˈβ̞ase]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58549, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

llevase is recorded at frequency rank #36,137, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝeˈβ̞ase]. 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 58549, this pair ranks #66,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of llevase vs llévate

Shared letters: aelv. Private to "llevase": s. Private to "llévate": té.

"llevase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "llévate" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevase ← lelvase · levase · lleavse · llebase · llevace · llevaes · llevasse · llevsae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "llevase" and "llévate" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞ase] versus [ˈʝeβ̞at̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llevase" or "llévate" show up more?
"llévate" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,412 in our Spanish list, against #36,137 for "llevase". 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 "llevase" 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 #66,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevase" and "llévate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llegasen vs llevase". 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 #66,062 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