Which to use
“llovido” and “lloviendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,128
- “llovido” frequency rank
- #15,892
- “lloviendo” frequency rank
- 51020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | llovido | lloviendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de llover o de lloverse. | Gerundio de llover. |
Where the eye mixes llovido and lloviendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. llovido runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against lloviendo's 9 (CCVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses llovido with lloviendo
A purely visual mix-up. llovido ([ʝoˈβ̞ið̞o]) and lloviendo ([ʝoˈβ̞jẽn̪d̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
llovido is recorded at frequency rank #35,128, classified as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈβ̞ið̞o]. lloviendo is at rank #15,892, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʝoˈβ̞jẽn̪d̪o].
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 51020, this pair ranks #100,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of llovido vs lloviendo
Shared letters: dilov. Private to "llovido": -. Private to "lloviendo": en.
"llovido" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "lloviendo" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "llovido" and "lloviendo" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "llovido" or "lloviendo" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "llovido" and "lloviendo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "llovido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lloviendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "llovido" and "lloviendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "llovía vs llovido". 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 #100,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.