persovspesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#46,116
“perso” frequency rank
#20,161
“pes” frequency rank
66277
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perso pes
Definition Capacidad de hablar o actuar sin inhibiciones. Pie.

Where the eye mixes perso and pes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. perso runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against pes's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
perso
3 ch
pes

Look-alike desk: perso vs pes

A purely visual mix-up. perso ([ˈpeɾso]) and pes (/ˈpeːs/) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66277, 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]. pes is at rank #20,161, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeːs/.

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 66277, this pair ranks #40,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of perso vs pes

Shared letters: eps. Private to "perso": or. Private to "pes": -.

"perso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perso ← eprso · persso · pesro · pperso · preso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "perso" and "pes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpeɾso] versus /ˈpeːs/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "perso" vs "pes" - which ranks higher?
"pes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,161 in our Spanish list, against #46,116 for "perso". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "perso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,280 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perso" and "pes" 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 #40,280 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