Which to use
“perdonar” and “perdonen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,343
- “perdonar” frequency rank
- #18,929
- “perdonen” frequency rank
- 28272
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdonar | perdonen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Librar a alguno de la culpa o daño que de otro modo se le atribuiría por un acto. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perdonar. |
Where the eye mixes perdonar and perdonen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perdonar and perdonen 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 perdonar with perdonen
A purely visual mix-up. perdonar ([peɾð̞oˈnaɾ]) and perdonen ([peɾˈð̞onẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28272, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdonar is recorded at frequency rank #9,343, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾð̞oˈnaɾ]. perdonen is at rank #18,929, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞onẽn].
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 28272, this pair ranks #222,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdonar vs perdonen
Shared letters: denopr. Private to "perdonar": a. Private to "perdonen": -.
"perdonar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "perdonen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdonar" and "perdonen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "perdonar" or "perdonen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perdonar" and "perdonen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdonar" and "perdonen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdonad vs perdonen". 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 #222,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.