Which to use
“percibía” and “percibió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,455
- “percibía” frequency rank
- #33,766
- “percibió” frequency rank
- 74221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percibía | percibió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 percibía and percibió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between percibía and percibió
A purely visual mix-up. percibía ([peɾsiˈβ̞ia]) 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 74221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
percibía is recorded at frequency rank #40,455, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾsiˈβ̞ia]. 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 74221, this pair ranks #21,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of percibía vs percibió
Shared letters: bceipr. Private to "percibía": aí. Private to "percibió": ó.
"percibía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "percibió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "percibía" for "percibió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "percibía" vs "percibió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "percibía" and "percibió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "percibía" 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 #21,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percibía" and "percibió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perciba vs percibía". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #21,710 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.