partimosvsperdimosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#21,430
“partimos” frequency rank
#10,196
“perdimos” frequency rank
31626
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature partimos perdimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de partir o de partirse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perder o de perderse.

Where the eye mixes partimos and perdimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. partimos and perdimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
partimos
8 ch
perdimos

Why the eye confuses partimos with perdimos

A purely visual mix-up. partimos ([paɾˈt̪imos]) and perdimos ([peɾˈð̞imos]) 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 31626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

partimos is recorded at frequency rank #21,430, classified as averb, pronounced [paɾˈt̪imos]. perdimos is at rank #10,196, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞imos].

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 31626, this pair ranks #206,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of partimos vs perdimos

Shared letters: imoprs. Private to "partimos": at. Private to "perdimos": de.

"partimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "perdimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • partimos ← aprtimos · paritmos · parrtimos · partimmos · partimoss · partimso · partioms · partmios
  • perdimos ← eprdimos · pedrimos · perddimos · perdimmos · perdimoss · perdimso · perdioms · perdmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "partimos" and "perdimos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([paɾˈt̪imos] versus [peɾˈð̞imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "partimos" vs "perdimos" - which ranks higher?
"perdimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,196 in our Spanish list, against #21,430 for "partimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "partimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "perdimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #206,118 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "partimos" and "perdimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdimos 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 #206,118 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