pericovspriceConfusable pair

Which to use

“perico” and “price” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,104
“perico” frequency rank
#14,922
“price” frequency rank
36026
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perico price
Definition Cualquier ave trepadora de la familia de los loros de tamaño pequeño o mediano. Precio.

Where the eye mixes perico and price

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. perico runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against price's 5 (CCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
perico
5 ch
price

Look-alike desk: perico vs price

A purely visual mix-up. perico ([peˈɾiko]) and price (/pɹaɪs/) 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 36026, 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]. price is at rank #14,922, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɹaɪs/.

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 36026, this pair ranks #182,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of perico vs price

Shared letters: ceipr. Private to "perico": o. Private to "price": -.

"perico" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "price" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pericoeprico · peirco · pericco · perioc · perrico · pperico
  • pricepirce · pprice · prcie · pricce · priec · prise · prrice · rpice

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "perico" and "price" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([peˈɾiko] versus /pɹaɪs/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "perico" or "price"?
"price" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,922 in our Spanish list, against #21,104 for "perico". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "perico" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "price" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #182,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perico" and "price" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perico vs Perseo". 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 #182,881 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list