Which to use
“perdona” and “perdonar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,872
- “perdona” frequency rank
- #9,343
- “perdonar” frequency rank
- 15215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdona | perdonar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perdonar. | Librar a alguno de la culpa o daño que de otro modo se le atribuiría por un acto. |
Where the eye mixes perdona and perdonar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perdona runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against perdonar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: perdona vs perdonar
A purely visual mix-up. perdona ([peɾˈð̞ona]) and perdonar ([peɾð̞oˈnaɾ]) 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 “perdonar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15215, 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]. perdonar is at rank #9,343, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾð̞oˈnaɾ].
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 15215, this pair ranks #281,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdona vs perdonar
Shared letters: adenopr. Private to "perdona": -. Private to "perdonar": -.
"perdona" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "perdonar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdona" and "perdonar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perdona" or "perdonar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "perdona" and "perdonar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdona" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdona" and "perdonar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdonar vs perdurar". 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 #281,085 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.