Which to use
“llovía” and “llovido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,422
- “llovía” frequency rank
- #35,128
- “llovido” frequency rank
- 66550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llovía | llovido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llover. | Participio de llover o de lloverse. |
Where the eye mixes llovía and llovido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llovía runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against llovido's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses llovía with llovido
A purely visual mix-up. llovía ([ʝoˈβ̞ia]) and llovido ([ʝoˈβ̞ið̞o]) 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 66550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llovía is recorded at frequency rank #31,422, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈβ̞ia]. llovido is at rank #35,128, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈβ̞ið̞o].
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 66550, this pair ranks #39,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of llovía vs llovido
Shared letters: lov. Private to "llovía": aí. Private to "llovido": di.
"llovía" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "llovido" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- llovido ← llobido · lloivdo · llovdio · lloviddo · lloviod · llovvido · llvoido · lolvido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llovía" and "llovido" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "llovía" or "llovido"?
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 "llovía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "llovido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #39,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llovía" and "llovido" 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 #39,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.