Which to use
“perjudican” and “perjudicando” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,348
- “perjudican” frequency rank
- #32,797
- “perjudicando” frequency rank
- 60145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perjudican | perjudicando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perjudicar. | Gerundio de perjudicar. |
Where the eye mixes perjudican and perjudicando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. perjudican runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against perjudicando's 12 (CVCCVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses perjudican with perjudicando
A purely visual mix-up. perjudican ([peɾxuˈð̞ikãn]) and perjudicando ([peɾxuð̞iˈkãn̪d̪o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “perjudican” sits inside “perjudicando”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perjudican is recorded at frequency rank #27,348, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾxuˈð̞ikãn]. perjudicando is at rank #32,797, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾxuð̞iˈkãn̪d̪o].
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 60145, this pair ranks #59,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perjudican vs perjudicando
Shared letters: acdeijnpru. Private to "perjudican": -. Private to "perjudicando": o.
"perjudican" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "perjudicando" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perjudican ← eprjudican · pejrudican · perjduican · perjjudican · perjudcian · perjuddican · perjudiacn · perjudicann
- perjudicando ← eprjudicando · pejrudicando · perjduicando · perjjudicando · perjudciando · perjuddicando · perjudiacndo · perjudicadno
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perjudican" for "perjudicando" ever safe?
Which is more common, "perjudican" or "perjudicando"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perjudican" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perjudicando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perjudican" and "perjudicando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perjudicada vs perjudicando". 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 #59,987 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.