Which to use
“perjudican” is a verb and “perjudicial” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,348
- “perjudican” frequency rank
- #12,214
- “perjudicial” frequency rank
- 39562
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perjudican | perjudicial |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perjudicar. | Que perjudica o daña, o que puede hacerlo. |
Where the eye mixes perjudican and perjudicial
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. perjudican runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against perjudicial's 11 (CVCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between perjudican and perjudicial
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perjudican is [peɾxuˈð̞ikãn] while perjudicial is [peɾxuð̞iˈsjal]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39562, 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]. perjudicial is at rank #12,214, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peɾxuð̞iˈsjal].
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 39562, this pair ranks #163,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perjudican vs perjudicial
Shared letters: acdeijpru. Private to "perjudican": n. Private to "perjudicial": l.
"perjudican" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "perjudicial" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perjudican ← eprjudican · pejrudican · perjduican · perjjudican · perjudcian · perjuddican · perjudiacn · perjudicann
- perjudicial ← eprjudicial · pejrudicial · perjduicial · perjjudicial · perjudciial · perjuddicial · perjudicail · perjudiccial
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perjudican" and "perjudicial" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "perjudican" or "perjudicial" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perjudican" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perjudicial" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perjudican" and "perjudicial" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perjudicada vs perjudican". 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 #163,821 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.