Which to use
“perico” and “pericos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,104
- “perico” frequency rank
- #48,583
- “pericos” frequency rank
- 69687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perico | pericos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cualquier ave trepadora de la familia de los loros de tamaño pequeño o mediano. | Forma del plural de perico. |
Where the eye mixes perico and pericos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. perico runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against pericos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: perico vs pericos
A purely visual mix-up. perico ([peˈɾiko]) and pericos ([peˈɾikos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “perico” sits inside “pericos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perico is recorded at frequency rank #21,104, classified as anoun, pronounced [peˈɾiko]. pericos is at rank #48,583, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peˈɾikos].
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 69687, this pair ranks #31,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perico vs pericos
Shared letters: ceiopr. Private to "perico": -. Private to "pericos": s.
"perico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "pericos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perico" for "pericos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perico" vs "pericos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "perico" and "pericos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pericos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perico" and "pericos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pericos vs pésimos". 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 #31,432 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.