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“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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdices" and "perdones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "perdices" or "perdones" show up more?
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.