Which to use
“perdonar” is a verb and “perdones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,343
- “perdonar” frequency rank
- #31,055
- “perdones” frequency rank
- 40398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdonar | perdones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Librar a alguno de la culpa o daño que de otro modo se le atribuiría por un acto. | Forma del plural de perdón. |
Where the eye mixes perdonar and perdones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perdonar and perdones follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: perdonar vs perdones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdonar is [peɾð̞oˈnaɾ] while perdones is [peɾˈð̞ones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40398, 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]. perdones is at rank #31,055, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈð̞ones].
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 40398, this pair ranks #159,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdonar vs perdones
Shared letters: denopr. Private to "perdonar": a. Private to "perdones": s.
"perdonar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "perdones" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdonar" and "perdones" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perdonar" or "perdones"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdonar" and "perdones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdones vs portones". 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 #159,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.