Which to use
“perdidas” and “perdidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,038
- “perdidas” frequency rank
- #6,444
- “perdidos” frequency rank
- 14482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdidas | perdidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de perdido, participio de perder o de perderse. | Forma del plural de perdido, participio de perder o de perderse. |
Where the eye mixes perdidas and perdidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perdidas and perdidos 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 perdidas with perdidos
A purely visual mix-up. perdidas ([peɾˈð̞ið̞as]) and perdidos ([peɾˈð̞ið̞os]) 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 - a in “perdidas” becomes o in “perdidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdidas is recorded at frequency rank #8,038, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peɾˈð̞ið̞as]. perdidos is at rank #6,444, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peɾˈð̞ið̞os].
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 14482, this pair ranks #283,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdidas vs perdidos
Shared letters: deiprs. Private to "perdidas": a. Private to "perdidos": o.
"perdidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "perdidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdidas" and "perdidos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perdidas" vs "perdidos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdidas" and "perdidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdidos 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 #283,950 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.