Which to use
“perdonen” and “perdonó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,929
- “perdonen” frequency rank
- #26,176
- “perdonó” frequency rank
- 45105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdonen | perdonó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perdonar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perdonar. |
Where the eye mixes perdonen and perdonó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perdonen runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against perdonó's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perdonen and perdonó
A purely visual mix-up. perdonen ([peɾˈð̞onẽn]) and perdonó ([peɾð̞oˈno]) 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 45105, 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]. perdonó is at rank #26,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾð̞oˈno].
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 45105, this pair ranks #133,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdonen vs perdonó
Shared letters: denopr. Private to "perdonen": -. Private to "perdonó": ó.
"perdonen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "perdonó" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdonen ← eprdonen · pedronen · perddonen · perdnoen · perdoenn · perdonenn · perdonne · perdonnen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdonen" and "perdonó" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "perdonen" vs "perdonó" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perdonen" and "perdonó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdonó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #133,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdonen" and "perdonó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peldaño vs perdonó". 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 #133,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.