Which to use
“perdona” and “perdura” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,872
- “perdona” frequency rank
- #28,108
- “perdura” frequency rank
- 33980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdona | perdura |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perdonar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perdurar. |
Where the eye mixes perdona and perdura
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perdona and perdura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between perdona and perdura
A purely visual mix-up. perdona ([peɾˈð̞ona]) and perdura ([peɾˈð̞uɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33980, 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]. perdura is at rank #28,108, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞uɾa].
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 33980, this pair ranks #193,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdona vs perdura
Shared letters: adepr. Private to "perdona": no. Private to "perdura": u.
"perdona" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "perdura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdona" and "perdura" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perdona" or "perdura"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perdona" and "perdura" 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 "perdura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdona" and "perdura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdura vs permuta". 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 #193,842 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.