Which to use
“percibido” and “percibió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,035
- “percibido” frequency rank
- #33,766
- “percibió” frequency rank
- 51801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percibido | percibió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio 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 percibido and percibió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. percibido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against percibió's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: percibido vs percibió
A purely visual mix-up. percibido ([peɾsiˈβ̞ið̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51801, 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]. 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 51801, this pair ranks #95,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percibido vs percibió
Shared letters: bceipr. Private to "percibido": do. Private to "percibió": ó.
"percibido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "percibió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- percibido ← eprcibido · pecribido · percbiido · perccibido · percibbido · percibdio · percibiddo · percibiod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "percibido" for "percibió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "percibido" or "percibió" show up more?
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 "percibió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percibido" 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 #95,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.