Which to use
“percibió” and “percibo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,766
- “percibió” frequency rank
- #27,346
- “percibo” frequency rank
- 61112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percibió | percibo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de percibir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de percibir. |
Where the eye mixes percibió and percibo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. percibió runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVV) against percibo's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: percibió vs percibo
A purely visual mix-up. percibió ([peɾsiˈβ̞jo]) and percibo ([peɾˈsiβ̞o]) 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 61112, 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]. percibo is at rank #27,346, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈsiβ̞o].
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 61112, this pair ranks #56,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of percibió vs percibo
Shared letters: bceipr. Private to "percibió": ó. Private to "percibo": o.
"percibió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "percibo" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- percibo ← eprcibo · pecribo · percbio · perccibo · percibbo · perciob · percivo · pericbo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "percibió" and "percibo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "percibió" vs "percibo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "percibió" and "percibo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "percibió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "percibo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percibió" and "percibo" 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 #56,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.