pierdan

[ˈpjeɾð̞ãn]

/[ˈpjeɾð̞ãn]/ verb

The verdict

“pierdan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #10,904. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,904
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perder o de perderse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pierdan · pierdan · Spanish

pierdan · rank #10,904 · 10 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,904
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pieles

Nearest frequency peer: pieles (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pierdan”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pierdan” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pierdan vs puedan
71% similar
pierdan vs pierde
71% similar
pierdan vs pierna
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pierdan
PropertyValue
Headwordpierdan
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpjeɾð̞ãn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#10,904
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pierdan”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).pierdancae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pieles” (#10,903), “pica” (#10,902), “pirámide” (#10,906). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pierdan” va en #10,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pierdan (IPA [ˈpjeɾð̞ãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,904 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pierdan, with forms such as "iperdan", "peirdan", and "piedran". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "puedan", "pierde", "pierna", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is pierdan, spelled P-I-E-R-D-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perder o de perderse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de perder o del imperativo negativo de perderse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iperdan
  • peirdan
  • piedran
  • pieradn
  • pierdann
  • pierddan
  • pierdna
  • pierrdan
  • piredan
  • ppierdan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pierdan - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iperdan2peirdan2piedran2pieradn2pierdann1pierddan1pierdna2pierrdan1
Edit distance from "pierdan"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pierdan"?
"pierdan" is spelled P-I-E-R-D-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpjeɾð̞ãn].
What does "pierdan" mean?
As a verb, "pierdan" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perder o de perderse.
What words are commonly confused with "pierdan"?
"pierdan" is commonly confused with "puedan", "pierde", "pierna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pierdan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pierdan" is [ˈpjeɾð̞ãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pierdan" come from?
"pierdan" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pierdan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list