Which to use
“pericos” and “permisos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,583
- “pericos” frequency rank
- #8,566
- “permisos” frequency rank
- 57149
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pericos | permisos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de perico. | Forma del plural de permiso. |
Where the eye mixes pericos and permisos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. pericos runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against permisos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pericos vs permisos
A purely visual mix-up. pericos ([peˈɾikos]) and permisos ([peɾˈmisos]) 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 57149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pericos is recorded at frequency rank #48,583, classified as anoun, pronounced [peˈɾikos]. permisos is at rank #8,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈmisos].
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 57149, this pair ranks #71,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pericos vs permisos
Shared letters: eioprs. Private to "pericos": c. Private to "permisos": m.
"pericos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "permisos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pericos" and "permisos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pericos" or "permisos"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pericos" and "permisos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pericos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permisos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pericos" and "permisos" 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 #71,643 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.