Which to use
“perdido” is an adjective and “perdió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,178
- “perdido” frequency rank
- #1,873
- “perdió” frequency rank
- 3051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdido | perdió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sin meta o rumbo determinado. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perder o de perderse. |
Where the eye mixes perdido and perdió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perdido with perdió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdido is [peɾˈð̞ið̞o] while perdió is [peɾˈð̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3051, 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]. perdió is at rank #1,873, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞jo].
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 3051, this pair ranks #319,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdido vs perdió
Shared letters: deipr. Private to "perdido": o. Private to "perdió": ó.
"perdido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "perdió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdido ← eprdido · pedrido · perddido · perddio · perdiddo · perdiod · periddo · perrdido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdido" and "perdió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "perdido" or "perdió" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #319,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdido" and "perdió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdió vs Perseo". 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 #319,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.