Which to use
“pidan” and “pierdan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,837
- “pidan” frequency rank
- #10,904
- “pierdan” frequency rank
- 22741
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pidan | pierdan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de pedir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perder o de perderse. |
Where the eye mixes pidan and pierdan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. pidan runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against pierdan's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pidan with pierdan
A purely visual mix-up. pidan ([ˈpið̞ãn]) and pierdan ([ˈpjeɾð̞ãn]) 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 22741, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pidan is recorded at frequency rank #11,837, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpið̞ãn]. pierdan is at rank #10,904, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpjeɾð̞ãn].
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 22741, this pair ranks #248,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pidan vs pierdan
Shared letters: adinp. Private to "pidan": -. Private to "pierdan": er.
"pidan" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pierdan" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pidan" for "pierdan" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pidan" vs "pierdan" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pidan" and "pierdan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pidan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pierdan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pidan" and "pierdan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pelan vs pidan". 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 #248,928 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.