Which to use
“perdonad” and “perdonan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,297
- “perdonad” frequency rank
- #30,616
- “perdonan” frequency rank
- 68913
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdonad | perdonan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de perdonar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perdonar. |
Where the eye mixes perdonad and perdonan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perdonad and perdonan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses perdonad with perdonan
A purely visual mix-up. perdonad ([peɾð̞oˈnað̞]) and perdonan ([peɾˈð̞onãn]) 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 a single letter - d in “perdonad” becomes n in “perdonan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68913, 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]. perdonan is at rank #30,616, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞onãn].
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 68913, this pair ranks #33,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perdonad vs perdonan
Shared letters: adenopr. Private to "perdonad": -. Private to "perdonan": -.
"perdonad" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "perdonan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdonad" for "perdonan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perdonad" vs "perdonan" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "perdonan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdonad" and "perdonan" 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 #33,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.