perdívsPermWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: perdí is a verb, Perm is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“perdí” is a verb and “Perm” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,536
“perdí” frequency rank
#48,584
“Perm” frequency rank
53120
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perdí Perm
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perder o de perderse. Ciudad de Rusia

Where the eye mixes perdí and Perm

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
perdí
4 ch
Perm

Visual trap between perdí and Perm

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdí is [peɾˈð̞i] while Perm is [ˈpeɾm]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53120, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

perdí is recorded at frequency rank #4,536, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞i]. Perm is at rank #48,584, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈpeɾm].

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 53120, this pair ranks #89,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of perdí vs Perm

Shared letters: epr. Private to "perdí": . Private to "Perm": m.

"perdí" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Perm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Permeprm · pemr · permm · perrm · pperm · prem

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "perdí" and "Perm" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "perdí" is a verb and "Perm" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "perdí" vs "Perm" - which ranks higher?
"perdí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,536 in our Spanish list, against #48,584 for "Perm". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "perdí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Perm" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #89,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perdí" and "Perm" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Perm vs PRC". 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 #89,418 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