llevasevslleveWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,137
“llevase” frequency rank
#3,427
“lleve” frequency rank
39564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature llevase lleve
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse.

Where the eye mixes llevase and lleve

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

7 ch
llevase
5 ch
lleve

Look-alike desk: llevase vs lleve

A purely visual mix-up. llevase ([ʝeˈβ̞ase]) and lleve ([ˈʝeβ̞e]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39564, 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]. lleve is at rank #3,427, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞e].

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 39564, this pair ranks #163,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of llevase vs lleve

Shared letters: elv. Private to "llevase": as. Private to "lleve": -.

"llevase" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV  ·  "lleve" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevase ← lelvase · levase · lleavse · llebase · llevace · llevaes · llevasse · llevsae
  • lleve ← lelve · llebe · lleev · llevve · llvee

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "llevase" and "lleve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ʝeˈβ̞ase] versus [ˈʝeβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llevase" or "lleve" show up more?
"lleve" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,427 in our Spanish list, against #36,137 for "llevase". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "llevase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lleve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #163,815 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "llevase" and "lleve" 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 #163,815 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