percibidovspercibimosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,035
“percibido” frequency rank
#36,737
“percibimos” frequency rank
54772
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature percibido percibimos
Definition Participio de percibir. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de percibir.

Where the eye mixes percibido and percibimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. percibido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against percibimos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
percibido
10 ch
percibimos

Why the eye confuses percibido with percibimos

A purely visual mix-up. percibido ([peɾsiˈβ̞ið̞o]) and percibimos ([peɾsiˈβ̞imos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

percibido is recorded at frequency rank #18,035, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾsiˈβ̞ið̞o]. percibimos is at rank #36,737, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾsiˈβ̞imos].

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 54772, this pair ranks #81,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of percibido vs percibimos

Shared letters: bceiopr. Private to "percibido": d. Private to "percibimos": ms.

"percibido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "percibimos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • percibido ← eprcibido · pecribido · percbiido · perccibido · percibbido · percibdio · percibiddo · percibiod
  • percibimos ← eprcibimos · pecribimos · percbiimos · perccibimos · percibbimos · percibimmos · percibimoss · percibimso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "percibido" for "percibimos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾsiˈβ̞ið̞o] versus [peɾsiˈβ̞imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "percibido" vs "percibimos" - which ranks higher?
"percibido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,035 in our Spanish list, against #36,737 for "percibimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "percibido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "percibimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #81,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "percibido" and "percibimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percibidas vs percibimos". 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 #81,868 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