Which to use
“perdonad” and “perdonado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,297
- “perdonad” frequency rank
- #18,640
- “perdonado” frequency rank
- 56937
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdonad | perdonado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de perdonar. | Participio de perdonar. |
Where the eye mixes perdonad and perdonado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. perdonad runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against perdonado's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: perdonad vs perdonado
A purely visual mix-up. perdonad ([peɾð̞oˈnað̞]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “perdonad” sits inside “perdonado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdonad is recorded at frequency rank #38,297, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾð̞oˈnað̞]. 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 56937, this pair ranks #72,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perdonad vs perdonado
Shared letters: adenopr. Private to "perdonad": -. Private to "perdonado": -.
"perdonad" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "perdonado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdonad" for "perdonado" ever safe?
Which is more common, "perdonad" or "perdonado"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perdonad" and "perdonado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonad" 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 #72,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdonad" and "perdonado" 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 #72,508 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.