perderávsperduraTell them apart

Which to use

“perderá” and “perdura” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,976
“perderá” frequency rank
#28,108
“perdura” frequency rank
42084
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perderá perdura
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de perder o de perderse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perdurar.

Where the eye mixes perderá and perdura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perderá and perdura follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
perderá
7 ch
perdura

Look-alike desk: perderá vs perdura

A purely visual mix-up. perderá ([peɾð̞eˈɾa]) and perdura ([peɾˈð̞uɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42084, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

perderá is recorded at frequency rank #13,976, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾð̞eˈɾa]. perdura is at rank #28,108, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞uɾa].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 42084, this pair ranks #150,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of perderá vs perdura

Shared letters: depr. Private to "perderá": á. Private to "perdura": au.

"perderá" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "perdura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perdura ← eprdura · pedrura · perddura · perdrua · perduar · perdurra · perrdura · perudra

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "perderá" for "perdura" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾð̞eˈɾa] versus [peɾˈð̞uɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "perderá" or "perdura"?
"perderá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,976 in our Spanish list, against #28,108 for "perdura". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "perderá" and "perdura" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "perderá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "perdura" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #150,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perderá" and "perdura" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perdura vs permuta". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #150,178 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list