partidosvsperdidosConfusable pair

Which to use

“partidos” and “perdidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#578
“partidos” frequency rank
#6,444
“perdidos” frequency rank
7022
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partidos perdidos
Definition Forma del plural de partido, participio de partir. Forma del plural de perdido, participio de perder o de perderse.

Where the eye mixes partidos and perdidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
partidos
8 ch
perdidos

Why the eye confuses partidos with perdidos

A purely visual mix-up. partidos ([paɾˈt̪ið̞os]) and perdidos ([peɾˈð̞ið̞os]) 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 7022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partidos is recorded at frequency rank #578, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [paɾˈt̪ið̞os]. perdidos is at rank #6,444, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peɾˈð̞ið̞os].

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 7022, this pair ranks #309,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of partidos vs perdidos

Shared letters: dioprs. Private to "partidos": at. Private to "perdidos": e.

"partidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "perdidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partidosaprtidos · paritdos · parrtidos · partdios · partiddos · partidoss · partidso · partiods
  • perdidoseprdidos · pedridos · perddidos · perddios · perdiddos · perdidoss · perdidso · perdiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "partidos" and "perdidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([paɾˈt̪ið̞os] versus [peɾˈð̞ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "partidos" or "perdidos"?
"partidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #578 in our Spanish list, against #6,444 for "perdidos". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "partidos" and "perdidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "partidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "perdidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #309,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "partidos" and "perdidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdidos vs pericos". 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 #309,152 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list