perasvsperroWhich spelling fits?

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

#23,169
“peras” frequency rank
#1,119
“perro” frequency rank
24288
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peras perro
Definition Forma del plural de pera. (Canis lupus familiaris) Variedad doméstica del lobo de muchas y diversas razas, compañero del hombre desde tiempos prehistóricos.

Where the eye mixes peras and perro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

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peras
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Visual trap between peras and perro

A purely visual mix-up. peras ([ˈpeɾas]) and perro ([ˈpero]) 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 24288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peras is recorded at frequency rank #23,169, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɾas]. perro is at rank #1,119, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpero].

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 24288, this pair ranks #241,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peras vs perro

Shared letters: epr. Private to "peras": as. Private to "perro": o.

"peras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "perro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perasepras · pears · pperas
  • perroeprro · peror · pperro · prero

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "peras" and "perro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpeɾas] versus [ˈpero]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "peras" or "perro" show up more?
"perro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,119 in our Spanish list, against #23,169 for "peras". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "peras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "perro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #241,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peras" and "perro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peras vs petar". 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 #241,852 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