Which to use
“lleven” and “llueven” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,200
- “lleven” frequency rank
- #38,220
- “llueven” frequency rank
- 44420
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lleven | llueven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de llevar o de llevarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de llover. |
Where the eye mixes lleven and llueven
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lleven runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against llueven's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lleven and llueven
A purely visual mix-up. lleven ([ˈʝeβ̞ẽn]) and llueven ([ˈʝweβ̞ẽn]) 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 44420, 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]. llueven is at rank #38,220, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝweβ̞ẽn].
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 44420, this pair ranks #137,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lleven vs llueven
Shared letters: elnv. Private to "lleven": -. Private to "llueven": u.
"lleven" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llueven" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "lleven" and "llueven" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lleven" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llueven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lleven" and "llueven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llenen vs llueven". 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 #137,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.