Which to use
“perdona” and “perdonad” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,872
- “perdona” frequency rank
- #38,297
- “perdonad” frequency rank
- 44169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdona | perdonad |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perdonar. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de perdonar. |
Where the eye mixes perdona and perdonad
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perdona vs perdonad
A purely visual mix-up. perdona ([peɾˈð̞ona]) and perdonad ([peɾð̞oˈnað̞]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “perdona” sits inside “perdonad”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdona is recorded at frequency rank #5,872, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞ona]. 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 44169, this pair ranks #138,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdona vs perdonad
Shared letters: adenopr. Private to "perdona": -. Private to "perdonad": -.
"perdona" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "perdonad" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdona" for "perdonad" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "perdona" or "perdonad" show up more?
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 "perdona" 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 #138,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdona" 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 #138,557 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.