perderánvsperduraWhich spelling fits?

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

#22,143
“perderán” frequency rank
#28,108
“perdura” frequency rank
50251
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perderán perdura
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 perderán and perdura

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perderán runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against perdura's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
perderán
7 ch
perdura

Look-alike desk: perderán vs perdura

A purely visual mix-up. perderán ([peɾð̞eˈɾãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

perderán is recorded at frequency rank #22,143, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾð̞eˈɾãn]. 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 50251, this pair ranks #104,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of perderán vs perdura

Shared letters: depr. Private to "perderán": ná. Private to "perdura": au.

"perderán" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "perdura" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "perderán" for "perdura" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾð̞eˈɾãn] versus [peɾˈð̞uɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "perderán" or "perdura"?
"perderán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,143 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "perderán" 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 #104,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perderán" 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 #104,240 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