Which to use
“lleven” and “llover” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,200
- “lleven” frequency rank
- #12,635
- “llover” frequency rank
- 18835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lleven | llover |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. | Caer agua del cielo. |
Where the eye mixes lleven and llover
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. lleven and llover follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: lleven vs llover
A purely visual mix-up. lleven ([ˈʝeβ̞ẽn]) and llover ([ʝoˈβ̞eɾ]) 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 18835, 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]. llover is at rank #12,635, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈβ̞eɾ].
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 18835, this pair ranks #266,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lleven vs llover
Shared letters: elv. Private to "lleven": n. Private to "llover": or.
"lleven" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llover" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lleven" and "llover" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lleven" vs "llover" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "llover" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lleven" and "llover" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llover vs lover". 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 #266,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.