perdonadvsperdonasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“perdonad” and “perdonas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,297
“perdonad” frequency rank
#32,794
“perdonas” frequency rank
71091
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perdonad perdonas
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de perdonar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de perdonar.

Where the eye mixes perdonad and perdonas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perdonad and perdonas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
perdonad
8 ch
perdonas

Look-alike desk: perdonad vs perdonas

A purely visual mix-up. perdonad ([peɾð̞oˈnað̞]) and perdonas ([peɾˈð̞onas]) 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 s in “perdonas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71091, 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]. perdonas is at rank #32,794, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞onas].

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 71091, this pair ranks #28,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of perdonad vs perdonas

Shared letters: adenopr. Private to "perdonad": -. Private to "perdonas": s.

"perdonad" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "perdonas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perdonad ← eprdonad · pedronad · perddonad · perdnoad · perdoand · perdonadd · perdonda · perdonnad
  • perdonas ← eprdonas · pedronas · perddonas · perdnoas · perdoans · perdonass · perdonnas · perdonsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "perdonad" for "perdonas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾð̞oˈnað̞] versus [peɾˈð̞onas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "perdonad" or "perdonas"?
"perdonas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,794 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.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "perdonad" and "perdonas" 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 "perdonas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,254 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perdonad" and "perdonas" 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 #28,254 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