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perdón

"perdón" means "sorry, pardon me" in Spanish. It is number 586 on the frequency list, in A1 (intj).

Meaning

sorry, pardon me; sorry, pardon; pardon

IPA

/peɾˈdon/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Perdón, cariño.
  I'm sorry, my love.
  Tatoeba: marcelostockle / Hybrid
• ¿Eh? Oh, perdón.
  Huh? Oh, I'm sorry.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / Delian
• Perdón, ¿dijiste algo?
  I'm sorry, did you say something?
  Tatoeba: arh / CK

Learned together

In the course, "perdón" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• seis six
• cuanto whatever quantity, as much,…
• basta stop!, enough!
• diablos damn it, hell, heck
• diez ten
• éste this one
• mil thousand
• disculpe excuse me
• tuyo yours

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