perdurar

/[peɾð̞uˈɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#47,317

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

perdurar is aSpanishverb. It means: Continuar siendo, seguir existiendo, mantenerse o permanecer en el mismo estado pesar del paso de mucho tiempo. Pronounced [peɾð̞uˈɾaɾ]. Often confused with perforar and perturbar.

Key facts for perdurar
PropertyValue
Headwordperdurar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾð̞uˈɾaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#47,317
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for perdurar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾð̞uˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #47,317 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Continuar siendo, seguir existiendo, mantenerse o permanecer en el mismo estado pesar del paso de mucho tiempo.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for perdurar, with forms such as "eprdurar", "pedrurar", and "perddurar". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "perforar", "perturbar", "perderá", 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 perdurar, spelled P-E-R-D-U-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Continuar siendo, seguir existiendo, mantenerse o permanecer en el mismo estado pesar del paso de mucho tiempo.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprdurar,pedrurar,perddurar,perdruar,perduarr,perdurarr,perdurrar,perrdurar,perudrar,pperdurar,predurar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for perdurar

Misspelling Variants of "perdurar"

eprdurar8pedrurar8perddurar9perdruar8perduarr8perdurarr9perdurrar9perrdurar9
Misspelling Variants of "perdurar"

Frequency rank: #47,317 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perdurar"?
"perdurar" is spelled P-E-R-D-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾð̞uˈɾaɾ].
What does "perdurar" mean?
As a verb, "perdurar" means: Continuar siendo, seguir existiendo, mantenerse o permanecer en el mismo estado pesar del paso de mucho tiempo.
What words are commonly confused with "perdurar"?
"perdurar" is commonly confused with "perforar", "perturbar", "perderá". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perdurar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perdurar" is [peɾð̞uˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perdurar" come from?
"perdurar" 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.