Which to use
“llover” and “llovía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,635
- “llover” frequency rank
- #31,422
- “llovía” frequency rank
- 44057
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llover | llovía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Caer agua del cielo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llover. |
Where the eye mixes llover and llovía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llover (CCVCVC) and llovía (CCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between llover and llovía
A purely visual mix-up. llover ([ʝoˈβ̞eɾ]) and llovía ([ʝoˈβ̞ia]) 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 44057, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llover is recorded at frequency rank #12,635, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈβ̞eɾ]. llovía is at rank #31,422, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈβ̞ia].
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 44057, this pair ranks #139,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llover vs llovía
Shared letters: lov. Private to "llover": er. Private to "llovía": aí.
"llover" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "llovía" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- llover ← llober · lloevr · lloverr · llovre · llovver · llvoer · lolver
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llover" and "llovía" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llover" or "llovía" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "llover" and "llovía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llover" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llovía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llover" and "llovía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Livia vs llovía". 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 #139,157 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.