Which to use
“percibimos” and “percibió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,737
- “percibimos” frequency rank
- #33,766
- “percibió” frequency rank
- 70503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percibimos | percibió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) 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 percibimos and percibió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. percibimos runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against percibió's 8 (CVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: percibimos vs percibió
A purely visual mix-up. percibimos ([peɾsiˈβ̞imos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
percibimos is recorded at frequency rank #36,737, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾsiˈβ̞imos]. 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 70503, this pair ranks #29,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of percibimos vs percibió
Shared letters: bceipr. Private to "percibimos": mos. Private to "percibió": ó.
"percibimos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "percibió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- percibimos ← eprcibimos · pecribimos · percbiimos · perccibimos · percibbimos · percibimmos · percibimoss · percibimso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "percibimos" for "percibió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "percibimos" vs "percibió" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "percibimos" 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 #29,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percibimos" 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 #29,545 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.