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

#13,310
“perdedor” frequency rank
#13,759
“perdedores” frequency rank
27069
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perdedor perdedores
Definition Que pierde. Forma del plural de perdedor.

Where the eye mixes perdedor and perdedores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. perdedor runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against perdedores's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
perdedor
10 ch
perdedores

Visual trap between perdedor and perdedores

A purely visual mix-up. perdedor ([peɾð̞eˈð̞oɾ]) and perdedores ([peɾð̞eˈð̞oɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “perdedor” sits inside “perdedores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

perdedor is recorded at frequency rank #13,310, classified as anadj, pronounced [peɾð̞eˈð̞oɾ]. perdedores is at rank #13,759, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peɾð̞eˈð̞oɾes].

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 27069, this pair ranks #228,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of perdedor vs perdedores

Shared letters: deopr. Private to "perdedor": -. Private to "perdedores": s.

"perdedor" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "perdedores" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perdedor ← eprdedor · pedredor · perddedor · perddeor · perdeddor · perdedorr · perdedro · perdeodr
  • perdedores ← eprdedores · pedredores · perddedores · perddeores · perdeddores · perdedoers · perdedoress · perdedorres

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "perdedor" and "perdedores" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([peɾð̞eˈð̞oɾ] versus [peɾð̞eˈð̞oɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "perdedor" or "perdedores"?
"perdedor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,310 in our Spanish list, against #13,759 for "perdedores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "perdedor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "perdedores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #228,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perdedor" and "perdedores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdedora vs perdedores". 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 #228,590 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