perdonadvsperdonadoTell them apart

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.

8 ch
perdonad
9 ch
perdonado

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

  • perdonadeprdonad · pedronad · perddonad · perdnoad · perdoand · perdonadd · perdonda · perdonnad
  • perdonadoeprdonado · pedronado · perddonado · perdnoado · perdoando · perdonaddo · perdonaod · perdondao

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "perdonad" for "perdonado" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾð̞oˈnað̞] versus [peɾð̞oˈnað̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "perdonad" or "perdonado"?
"perdonado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,640 in our Spanish list, against #38,297 for "perdonad". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list