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“lleven” and “llevo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,200
- “lleven” frequency rank
- #1,643
- “llevo” frequency rank
- 7843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lleven | llevo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. |
Where the eye mixes lleven and llevo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lleven vs llevo
A purely visual mix-up. lleven ([ˈʝeβ̞ẽn]) and llevo ([ˈʝeβ̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lleven is recorded at frequency rank #6,200, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞ẽn]. llevo is at rank #1,643, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞o].
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 7843, this pair ranks #306,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lleven vs llevo
Shared letters: elv. Private to "lleven": n. Private to "llevo": o.
"lleven" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llevo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lleven" and "llevo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "lleven" or "llevo" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lleven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llevo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lleven" and "llevo" 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 #306,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.