Which to use
“perdona” and “perdonado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,872
- “perdona” frequency rank
- #18,640
- “perdonado” frequency rank
- 24512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdona | perdonado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perdonar. | Participio de perdonar. |
Where the eye mixes perdona and perdonado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perdona runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against perdonado's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perdona and perdonado
A purely visual mix-up. perdona ([peɾˈð̞ona]) and perdonado ([peɾð̞oˈnað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “perdona” sits inside “perdonado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24512, 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]. perdonado is at rank #18,640, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾð̞oˈnað̞o].
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 24512, this pair ranks #240,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdona vs perdonado
Shared letters: adenopr. Private to "perdona": -. Private to "perdonado": -.
"perdona" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "perdonado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdona" and "perdonado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "perdona" vs "perdonado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "perdonado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdona" and "perdonado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdonado 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 #240,823 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.