perosvsputosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#31,487
“peros” frequency rank
#8,169
“putos” frequency rank
39656
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature peros putos
Definition Forma del plural de pero. Forma del plural de puto.

Where the eye mixes peros and putos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
peros
5 ch
putos

Look-alike desk: peros vs putos

A purely visual mix-up. peros ([ˈpeɾos]) and putos ([ˈput̪os]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

peros is recorded at frequency rank #31,487, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɾos]. putos is at rank #8,169, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈput̪os].

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 39656, this pair ranks #163,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of peros vs putos

Shared letters: ops. Private to "peros": er. Private to "putos": tu.

"peros" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "putos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perosepros · peors · peross · pperos · preos
  • putospputos · ptuos · puots · putoss · putso · puttos · uptos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "peros" and "putos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpeɾos] versus [ˈput̪os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "peros" or "putos"?
"putos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,169 in our Spanish list, against #31,487 for "peros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "peros" and "putos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "peros" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "putos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #163,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "peros" and "putos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Perm vs peros". 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 #163,349 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