Which to use
“llévate” and “lleve” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,412
- “llévate” frequency rank
- #3,427
- “lleve” frequency rank
- 25839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llévate | lleve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de llevarse (con el pronombre enclítico). | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes llévate and lleve
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llévate 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.
Why the eye confuses llévate with lleve
A purely visual mix-up. llévate ([ˈʝeβ̞at̪e]) 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 25839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llévate is recorded at frequency rank #22,412, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞at̪e]. 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 25839, this pair ranks #234,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llévate vs lleve
Shared letters: elv. Private to "llévate": até. Private to "lleve": -.
"llévate" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "lleve" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- lleve ← lelve · llebe · lleev · llevve · llvee
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llévate" and "lleve" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llévate" or "lleve"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llévate" and "lleve" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llévate" 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 #234,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llévate" and "lleve" 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 #234,573 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.