Which to use
“perdonad” is a verb and “perdonados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,297
- “perdonad” frequency rank
- #42,616
- “perdonados” frequency rank
- 80913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdonad | perdonados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de perdonar. | Forma del plural de perdonado, participio de perdonar. |
Where the eye mixes perdonad and perdonados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses perdonad with perdonados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdonad is [peɾð̞oˈnað̞] while perdonados is [peɾð̞oˈnað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “perdonad” sits inside “perdonados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80913, 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]. perdonados is at rank #42,616, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peɾð̞oˈnað̞os].
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 80913, this pair ranks #11,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perdonad vs perdonados
Shared letters: adenopr. Private to "perdonad": -. Private to "perdonados": s.
"perdonad" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "perdonados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdonad ← eprdonad · pedronad · perddonad · perdnoad · perdoand · perdonadd · perdonda · perdonnad
- perdonados ← eprdonados · pedronados · perddonados · perdnoados · perdoandos · perdonaddos · perdonadoss · perdonadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdonad" for "perdonados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perdonad" vs "perdonados" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdonad" and "perdonados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdonados vs perdonamos". 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 #11,067 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.