llevevsllevenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#3,427
“lleve” frequency rank
#6,200
“lleven” frequency rank
9627
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lleve lleven
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo 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 lleve and lleven

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

5 ch
lleve
6 ch
lleven

Visual trap between lleve and lleven

A purely visual mix-up. lleve ([ˈʝeβ̞e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “lleve” sits inside “lleven”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

lleve is recorded at frequency rank #3,427, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞e]. 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 9627, this pair ranks #301,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of lleve vs lleven

Shared letters: elv. Private to "lleve": -. Private to "lleven": n.

"lleve" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "lleven" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • llevelelve · llebe · lleev · llevve · llvee
  • llevenlelven · leven · lleben · lleevn · llevenn · llevne · llevven · llveen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lleve" and "lleven" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʝeβ̞e] versus [ˈʝeβ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "lleve" or "lleven"?
"lleve" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,427 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "lleve" and "lleven" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "lleve" 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 #301,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lleve" 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 #301,357 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