perdáisvsperdizTell them apart

Quick tell: perdáis is a verb, perdiz is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“perdáis” is a verb and “perdiz” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,870
“perdáis” frequency rank
#28,500
“perdiz” frequency rank
67370
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perdáis perdiz
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de perder o de perderse. Cualquiera de numerosas aves de las familias de los faisánidos y tinámidos, de tamaño mediano, hábitos terrestres y alimentación a base de insectos y semillas, apreciadas como caza menor.

Where the eye mixes perdáis and perdiz

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perdáis runs 7 letters (CVCCVVC) against perdiz's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
perdáis
6 ch
perdiz

Visual trap between perdáis and perdiz

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdáis is [peɾˈð̞ajs] while perdiz is [peɾˈð̞is]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

perdáis is recorded at frequency rank #38,870, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞ajs]. perdiz is at rank #28,500, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈð̞is].

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 67370, this pair ranks #37,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of perdáis vs perdiz

Shared letters: deipr. Private to "perdáis": sá. Private to "perdiz": z.

"perdáis" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC  ·  "perdiz" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perdiz ← eprdiz · pedriz · perddiz · perdizz · perdzi · peridz · perrdiz · pperdiz

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "perdáis" and "perdiz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "perdáis" is a verb and "perdiz" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "perdáis" vs "perdiz" - which ranks higher?
"perdiz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,500 in our Spanish list, against #38,870 for "perdáis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "perdáis" and "perdiz" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "perdáis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "perdiz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,307 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perdáis" and "perdiz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedís vs perdáis". 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 #37,307 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