perder
[peɾˈð̞eɾ]
The verdict
“perder” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #855 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #855
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dejar de poseer un objeto o bien material.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perder |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [peɾˈð̞eɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #855 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perder” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for perder is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, 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 generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for perder, with forms such as "eprder", "pedrer", and "perdder". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "poder", "Pérez", "Peter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is perder, spelled P-E-R-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Dejar de poseer un objeto o bien material.
- 2No hallar un objeto personal.
- 3Dejar de poseer una cualidad espiritual o moral.
- 4Sufrir una disminución.
- 5Sufrir una derrota.
- 6Dicho de una persona o de un ser vivo, morirse.
- 7Corromper o dañar.
- 8Dañar o destruir.
- 9No cumplir con una obligación moral.
- 10No alcanzar un medio de locomoción por llegar tarde.
- 11Desaprovechar.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprder,pedrer,perdder,perderr,perdre,peredr,perrder,pperder,preder
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perder - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “perder”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [peɾˈð̞eɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “poder” - see the side-by-side comparison. perder vs poder
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.