Which to use
“llovía” is a verb and “lluvias” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,422
- “llovía” frequency rank
- #4,092
- “lluvias” frequency rank
- 35514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llovía | lluvias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de llover. | Forma del plural de lluvia. |
Where the eye mixes llovía and lluvias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. llovía runs 6 letters (CCVCVV) against lluvias's 7 (CCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between llovía and lluvias
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: llovía is [ʝoˈβ̞ia] while lluvias is [ˈʝuβ̞jas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35514, 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]. lluvias is at rank #4,092, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʝuβ̞jas].
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 35514, this pair ranks #185,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llovía vs lluvias
Shared letters: alv. Private to "llovía": oí. Private to "lluvias": isu.
"llovía" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVV · "lluvias" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lluvias ← llubias · lluivas · lluvais · lluviass · lluvisa · lluvvias · llvuias · lulvias
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llovía" and "lluvias" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "llovía" vs "lluvias" - which ranks higher?
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 "lluvias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #185,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llovía" and "lluvias" 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 #185,682 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.