Which to use
“perdón” is a noun and “perdonad” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,357
- “perdón” frequency rank
- #38,297
- “perdonad” frequency rank
- 39654
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdón | perdonad |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o resultado de perdonar. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de perdonar. |
Where the eye mixes perdón and perdonad
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perdón runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against perdonad's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perdón and perdonad
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdón is [peɾˈð̞õn] while perdonad is [peɾð̞oˈnað̞]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdón is recorded at frequency rank #1,357, classified as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈð̞õn]. perdonad is at rank #38,297, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾð̞oˈnað̞].
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 39654, this pair ranks #163,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdón vs perdonad
Shared letters: denpr. Private to "perdón": ó. Private to "perdonad": ao.
"perdón" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perdonad" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdonad ← eprdonad · pedronad · perddonad · perdnoad · perdoand · perdonadd · perdonda · perdonnad
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdón" for "perdonad" ever safe?
Which is more common, "perdón" or "perdonad"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdón" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonad" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdón" and "perdonad" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdonad vs perdonados". 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 #163,358 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.