Which to use
“perdonen” is a verb and “perdones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,929
- “perdonen” frequency rank
- #31,055
- “perdones” frequency rank
- 49984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdonen | perdones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perdonar. | Forma del plural de perdón. |
Where the eye mixes perdonen and perdones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perdonen 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: perdonen vs perdones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdonen is [peɾˈð̞onẽn] while perdones is [peɾˈð̞ones]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “perdonen” becomes s in “perdones”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdonen is recorded at frequency rank #18,929, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞onẽn]. 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 49984, this pair ranks #105,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdonen vs perdones
Shared letters: denopr. Private to "perdonen": -. Private to "perdones": s.
"perdonen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "perdones" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdonen" for "perdones" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "perdonen" or "perdones" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonen" 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 #105,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdonen" 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 #105,739 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.