perdidasvsperdidosTell them apart

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.

8 ch
perdidas
8 ch
perdidos

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

  • perdidas ← eprdidas · pedridas · perddias · perddidas · perdiads · perdidass · perdiddas · perdidsa
  • perdidos ← eprdidos · pedridos · perddidos · perddios · perdiddos · perdidoss · perdidso · perdiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "perdidas" and "perdidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peɾˈð̞ið̞as] versus [peɾˈð̞ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "perdidas" vs "perdidos" - which ranks higher?
"perdidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,444 in our Spanish list, against #8,038 for "perdidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list