Which to use
“percibió” and “percibir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,766
- “percibió” frequency rank
- #11,467
- “percibir” frequency rank
- 45233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percibió | percibir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de percibir. | Recibir una cosa y entregarse de ella. |
Where the eye mixes percibió and percibir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. percibió (CVCCVCVV) and percibir (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between percibió and percibir
A purely visual mix-up. percibió ([peɾsiˈβ̞jo]) and percibir ([peɾsiˈβ̞iɾ]) 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 a single letter - ó in “percibió” becomes r in “percibir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
percibió is recorded at frequency rank #33,766, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾsiˈβ̞jo]. percibir is at rank #11,467, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾsiˈβ̞iɾ].
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 45233, this pair ranks #132,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percibió vs percibir
Shared letters: bceipr. Private to "percibió": ó. Private to "percibir": -.
"percibió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "percibir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- percibir ← eprcibir · pecribir · percbiir · perccibir · percibbir · percibirr · percibri · perciibr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "percibió" and "percibir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "percibió" vs "percibir" - 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 "percibió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "percibir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #132,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percibió" and "percibir" 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 #132,613 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.