Which to use
“llevo” and “llueva” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,643
- “llevo” frequency rank
- #24,937
- “llueva” frequency rank
- 26580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llevo | llueva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de llevar o de llevarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de llover. |
Where the eye mixes llevo and llueva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llevo runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against llueva's 6 (CCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: llevo vs llueva
A purely visual mix-up. llevo ([ˈʝeβ̞o]) and llueva ([ˈʝweβ̞a]) 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 26580, 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]. llueva is at rank #24,937, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʝweβ̞a].
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 26580, this pair ranks #230,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llevo vs llueva
Shared letters: elv. Private to "llevo": o. Private to "llueva": au.
"llevo" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "llueva" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "llevo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llueva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llevo" and "llueva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leva vs llueva". 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 #230,970 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.