percibióvsperciboConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
percibió
7 ch
percibo

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?
No. They are said differently ([peɾsiˈβ̞jo] versus [peɾˈsiβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "percibió" vs "percibo" - which ranks higher?
"percibo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,346 in our Spanish list, against #33,766 for "percibió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list