Which to use
“llevo” and “llovió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,643
- “llevo” frequency rank
- #30,984
- “llovió” frequency rank
- 32627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevo | llovió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de llover. |
Where the eye mixes llevo and llovió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. llevo runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against llovió's 6 (CCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between llevo and llovió
A purely visual mix-up. llevo ([ˈʝeβ̞o]) and llovió ([ʝoˈβ̞jo]) 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 32627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llevo is recorded at frequency rank #1,643, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʝeβ̞o]. llovió is at rank #30,984, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈβ̞jo].
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 32627, this pair ranks #201,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevo vs llovió
Shared letters: lov. Private to "llevo": e. Private to "llovió": ió.
"llevo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "llovió" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- llevo ← lelvo · levo · llebo · lleov · llevvo · llveo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "llevo" and "llovió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "llevo" vs "llovió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llovió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #201,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevo" and "llovió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llovido vs llovió". 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 #201,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.