Which to use
“perdimos” is a verb and “permisos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,196
- “perdimos” frequency rank
- #8,566
- “permisos” frequency rank
- 18762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdimos | permisos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perder o de perderse. | Forma del plural de permiso. |
Where the eye mixes perdimos and permisos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perdimos and permisos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: perdimos vs permisos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdimos is [peɾˈð̞imos] while permisos is [peɾˈmisos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18762, 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]. permisos is at rank #8,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈmisos].
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 18762, this pair ranks #266,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdimos vs permisos
Shared letters: eimoprs. Private to "perdimos": d. Private to "permisos": -.
"perdimos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permisos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdimos" and "permisos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perdimos" vs "permisos" - 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 "perdimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permisos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #266,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdimos" and "permisos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdimos 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 #266,571 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.