perdemosvsperdimosWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
perdemos
8 ch
perdimos

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

  • perdemos ← eprdemos · pedremos · perddemos · perdemmos · perdemoss · perdemso · perdeoms · perdmeos
  • perdimos ← eprdimos · pedrimos · perddimos · perdimmos · perdimoss · perdimso · perdioms · perdmios

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "perdemos" for "perdimos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾˈð̞emos] versus [peɾˈð̞imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "perdemos" vs "perdimos" - which ranks higher?
"perdemos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,871 in our Spanish list, against #10,196 for "perdimos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list