Which to use
“perdemos” and “perdimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,871
- “perdemos” frequency rank
- #10,196
- “perdimos” frequency rank
- 20067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdemos | perdimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de perder o de perderse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perder o de perderse. |
Where the eye mixes perdemos and perdimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perdemos and perdimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between perdemos and perdimos
A purely visual mix-up. perdemos ([peɾˈð̞emos]) and perdimos ([peɾˈð̞imos]) 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 - e in “perdemos” becomes i in “perdimos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdemos is recorded at frequency rank #9,871, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞emos]. perdimos is at rank #10,196, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞imos].
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 20067, this pair ranks #260,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdemos vs perdimos
Shared letters: demoprs. Private to "perdemos": -. Private to "perdimos": i.
"perdemos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "perdimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdemos" for "perdimos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perdemos" vs "perdimos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdemos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdemos" and "perdimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdimos vs pericos". 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 #260,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.