Which to use
“perciben” and “percibió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,912
- “perciben” frequency rank
- #33,766
- “percibió” frequency rank
- 48678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perciben | percibió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de percibir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de percibir. |
Where the eye mixes perciben and percibió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perciben (CVCCVCVC) and percibió (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between perciben and percibió
A purely visual mix-up. perciben ([peɾˈsiβ̞ẽn]) and percibió ([peɾsiˈβ̞jo]) 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 48678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perciben is recorded at frequency rank #14,912, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈsiβ̞ẽn]. percibió is at rank #33,766, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾsiˈβ̞jo].
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 48678, this pair ranks #113,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perciben vs percibió
Shared letters: bceipr. Private to "perciben": n. Private to "percibió": ó.
"perciben" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "percibió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perciben ← eprciben · pecriben · percbien · percciben · percibben · percibenn · percibne · perciebn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perciben" and "percibió" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perciben" vs "percibió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perciben" and "percibió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perciben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "percibió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #113,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perciben" and "percibió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perciba vs percibió". 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 #113,104 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.