perder

/[peɾˈð̞eɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#855

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

perder is aSpanishverb. It means: Dejar de poseer un objeto o bien material. Pronounced [peɾˈð̞eɾ]. It ranks #855 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with poder and Pérez.

Key facts for perder
PropertyValue
Headwordperder
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾˈð̞eɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#855
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of perder in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for perder is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾˈð̞eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #855 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 11 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for perder, with forms such as "eprder", "pedrer", and "perdder". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "poder", "Pérez", "Peter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is perder, spelled P-E-R-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dejar de poseer un objeto o bien material.
  2. 2
    No hallar un objeto personal.
  3. 3
    Dejar de poseer una cualidad espiritual o moral.
  4. 4
    Sufrir una disminución.
  5. 5
    Sufrir una derrota.
  6. 6
    Dicho de una persona o de un ser vivo, morirse.
  7. 7
    Corromper o dañar.
  8. 8
    Dañar o destruir.
  9. 9
    No cumplir con una obligación moral.
  10. 10
    No alcanzar un medio de locomoción por llegar tarde.
  11. 11
    Desaprovechar.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprder,pedrer,perdder,perderr,perdre,peredr,perrder,pperder,preder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for perder

Misspelling Variants of "perder"

eprder6pedrer6perdder7perderr7perdre6peredr6perrder7pperder7
Misspelling Variants of "perder"

Frequency rank: #855 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perder"?
"perder" is spelled P-E-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾˈð̞eɾ].
What does "perder" mean?
As a verb, "perder" means: Dejar de poseer un objeto o bien material.
What words are commonly confused with "perder"?
"perder" is commonly confused with "poder", "Pérez", "Peter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perder" is [peɾˈð̞eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perder" come from?
"perder" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.