Which to use
“perdones” and “personas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,055
- “perdones” frequency rank
- #111
- “personas” frequency rank
- 31166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdones | personas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de perdón. | Forma del plural de persona. |
Where the eye mixes perdones and personas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perdones vs personas
A purely visual mix-up. perdones ([peɾˈð̞ones]) and personas ([peɾˈsonas]) 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 31166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdones is recorded at frequency rank #31,055, classified as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈð̞ones]. personas is at rank #111, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈsonas].
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 31166, this pair ranks #208,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perdones vs personas
Shared letters: enoprs. Private to "perdones": d. Private to "personas": a.
"perdones" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "personas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perdones" for "personas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perdones" vs "personas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdones" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "personas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdones" and "personas" 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 #208,437 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.