Which to use
“perfección” and “persecución” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,419
- “perfección” frequency rank
- #4,735
- “persecución” frequency rank
- 10154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perfección | persecución |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o acto de perfeccionar o perfeccionarse. | Acción o efecto de perseguir. |
Where the eye mixes perfección and persecución
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. perfección runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against persecución's 11 (CVCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: perfección vs persecución
A purely visual mix-up. perfección ([peɾfekˈsjõn]) and persecución ([peɾsekuˈsjõn]) 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 10154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perfección is recorded at frequency rank #5,419, classified as anoun, pronounced [peɾfekˈsjõn]. persecución is at rank #4,735, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾsekuˈsjõn].
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 10154, this pair ranks #299,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perfección vs persecución
Shared letters: ceinpró. Private to "perfección": f. Private to "persecución": su.
"perfección" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "persecución" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perfección" and "persecución" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "perfección" or "persecución" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perfección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persecución" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perfección" and "persecución" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perfección vs perfeccionar". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #299,625 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.