Which to use
“perso” and “persona” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,116
- “perso” frequency rank
- #218
- “persona” frequency rank
- 46334
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perso | persona |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Capacidad de hablar o actuar sin inhibiciones. | Individuo perteneciente a la especie humana. |
Where the eye mixes perso and persona
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perso runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against persona's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: perso vs persona
A purely visual mix-up. perso ([ˈpeɾso]) and persona ([peɾˈsona]) 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) - “perso” sits inside “persona”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perso is recorded at frequency rank #46,116, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpeɾso]. persona is at rank #218, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈsona].
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 46334, this pair ranks #126,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of perso vs persona
Shared letters: eoprs. Private to "perso": -. Private to "persona": an.
"perso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "persona" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perso" and "persona" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perso" or "persona"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "perso" and "persona" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persona" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perso" and "persona" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Perseo vs perso". 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 #126,340 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.