Which to use
“perdimos” is a verb and “pericos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,196
- “perdimos” frequency rank
- #48,583
- “pericos” frequency rank
- 58779
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdimos | pericos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perder o de perderse. | Forma del plural de perico. |
Where the eye mixes perdimos and pericos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perdimos runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against pericos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perdimos and pericos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdimos is [peɾˈð̞imos] while pericos is [peˈɾikos]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdimos is recorded at frequency rank #10,196, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞imos]. pericos is at rank #48,583, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peˈɾikos].
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 58779, this pair ranks #65,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perdimos vs pericos
Shared letters: eioprs. Private to "perdimos": dm. Private to "pericos": c.
"perdimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "pericos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdimos" and "pericos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perdimos" or "pericos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "perdimos" and "pericos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pericos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdimos" and "pericos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pericos vs pésimos". 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 #65,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.