Which to use
“perdona” and “perdonan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,872
- “perdona” frequency rank
- #30,616
- “perdonan” frequency rank
- 36488
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdona | perdonan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perdonar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perdonar. |
Where the eye mixes perdona and perdonan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perdona runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against perdonan's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: perdona vs perdonan
A purely visual mix-up. perdona ([peɾˈð̞ona]) and perdonan ([peɾˈð̞onãn]) 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 “perdonan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36488, 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]. perdonan is at rank #30,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞onãn].
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 36488, this pair ranks #180,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdona vs perdonan
Shared letters: adenopr. Private to "perdona": -. Private to "perdonan": -.
"perdona" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "perdonan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdona" and "perdonan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "perdona" vs "perdonan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #180,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdona" and "perdonan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdonan vs perduran". 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 #180,356 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.