perdonadovsperdonasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#18,640
“perdonado” frequency rank
#32,794
“perdonas” frequency rank
51434
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perdonado perdonas
Definition Participio de perdonar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de perdonar.

Where the eye mixes perdonado and perdonas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perdonado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against perdonas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
perdonado
8 ch
perdonas

Visual trap between perdonado and perdonas

A purely visual mix-up. perdonado ([peɾð̞oˈnað̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51434, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

perdonado is recorded at frequency rank #18,640, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾð̞oˈnað̞o]. 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 51434, this pair ranks #97,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of perdonado vs perdonas

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

"perdonado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "perdonas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perdonado ← eprdonado · pedronado · perddonado · perdnoado · perdoando · perdonaddo · perdonaod · perdondao
  • perdonas ← eprdonas · pedronas · perddonas · perdnoas · perdoans · perdonass · perdonnas · perdonsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "perdonado" for "perdonas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾð̞oˈnað̞o] versus [peɾˈð̞onas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "perdonado" vs "perdonas" - which ranks higher?
"perdonado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,640 in our Spanish list, against #32,794 for "perdonas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "perdonado" and "perdonas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "perdonado" 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 #97,914 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perdonado" and "perdonas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdonados vs perdonas". 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 #97,914 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