perdicesvsperdonesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#40,456
“perdices” frequency rank
#31,055
“perdones” frequency rank
71511
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perdices perdones
Definition Forma del plural de perdiz. Forma del plural de perdón.

Where the eye mixes perdices and perdones

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perdices and perdones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
perdices
8 ch
perdones

Why the eye confuses perdices with perdones

A purely visual mix-up. perdices ([peɾˈð̞ises]) and perdones ([peɾˈð̞ones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71511, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

perdices is recorded at frequency rank #40,456, classified as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈð̞ises]. perdones is at rank #31,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈð̞ones].

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 71511, this pair ranks #27,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of perdices vs perdones

Shared letters: deprs. Private to "perdices": ci. Private to "perdones": no.

"perdices" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "perdones" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perdices ← eprdices · pedrices · perdcies · perddices · perdicces · perdicess · perdicse · perdiecs
  • perdones ← eprdones · pedrones · perddones · perdnoes · perdoens · perdoness · perdonnes · perdonse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "perdices" and "perdones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([peɾˈð̞ises] versus [peɾˈð̞ones]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "perdices" or "perdones" show up more?
"perdones" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,055 in our Spanish list, against #40,456 for "perdices". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "perdices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "perdones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #27,336 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perdices" and "perdones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdices 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 #27,336 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