Which to use
“perdió” is a verb and “perdón” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,873
- “perdió” frequency rank
- #1,357
- “perdón” frequency rank
- 3230
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdió | perdón |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perder o de perderse. | Acción o resultado de perdonar. |
Where the eye mixes perdió and perdón
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perdió vs perdón
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdió is [peɾˈð̞jo] while perdón is [peɾˈð̞õn]. 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 3230, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdió is recorded at frequency rank #1,873, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞jo]. perdón is at rank #1,357, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈð̞õn].
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 3230, this pair ranks #318,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdió vs perdón
Shared letters: depró. Private to "perdió": i. Private to "perdón": n.
"perdió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "perdón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdió" and "perdón" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "perdió" or "perdón" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdón" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdió" and "perdón" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdió vs Perseo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #318,764 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.