# perder vs prender

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### perder
*verb · IPA [peɾˈð̞eɾ] · frequency rank #855*
Dejar de poseer un objeto o bien material.

### prender
*verb · IPA [pɾẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] · frequency rank #12,677*
Tomar, asir, agarrar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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