Which to use
“perdido” is an adjective and “perdidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,178
- “perdido” frequency rank
- #6,444
- “perdidos” frequency rank
- 7622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdido | perdidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sin meta o rumbo determinado. | Forma del plural de perdido, participio de perder o de perderse. |
Where the eye mixes perdido and perdidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perdido with perdidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdido is [peɾˈð̞ið̞o] while perdidos is [peɾˈð̞ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “perdido” sits inside “perdidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdido is recorded at frequency rank #1,178, classified as anadj, pronounced [peɾˈð̞ið̞o]. 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 7622, this pair ranks #307,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdido vs perdidos
Shared letters: deiopr. Private to "perdido": -. Private to "perdidos": s.
"perdido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "perdidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdido" and "perdidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "perdido" or "perdidos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "perdido" and "perdidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdido" 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 #307,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdido" 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 #307,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.