perdamosvsperdemosTell them apart

Which to use

“perdamos” and “perdemos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,103
“perdamos” frequency rank
#9,871
“perdemos” frequency rank
30974
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perdamos perdemos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de perder o de perderse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de perder o de perderse.

Where the eye mixes perdamos and perdemos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perdamos and perdemos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
perdamos
8 ch
perdemos

Why the eye confuses perdamos with perdemos

A purely visual mix-up. perdamos ([peɾˈð̞amos]) and perdemos ([peɾˈð̞emos]) 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 - a in “perdamos” becomes e in “perdemos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

perdamos is recorded at frequency rank #21,103, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞amos]. perdemos is at rank #9,871, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞emos].

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 30974, this pair ranks #209,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of perdamos vs perdemos

Shared letters: demoprs. Private to "perdamos": a. Private to "perdemos": -.

"perdamos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "perdemos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perdamos ← eprdamos · pedramos · peradmos · perdammos · perdamoss · perdamso · perdaoms · perddamos
  • perdemos ← eprdemos · pedremos · perddemos · perdemmos · perdemoss · perdemso · perdeoms · perdmeos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "perdamos" for "perdemos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾˈð̞amos] versus [peɾˈð̞emos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "perdamos" vs "perdemos" - which ranks higher?
"perdemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,871 in our Spanish list, against #21,103 for "perdamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "perdamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "perdemos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #209,410 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perdamos" and "perdemos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdáis vs perdamos". 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 #209,410 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