perderásvsperduranWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#34,265
“perderás” frequency rank
#39,918
“perduran” frequency rank
74183
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perderás perduran
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del futuro de indicativo de perder o de perderse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perdurar.

Where the eye mixes perderás and perduran

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

8 ch
perderás
8 ch
perduran

Visual trap between perderás and perduran

A purely visual mix-up. perderás ([peɾð̞eˈɾas]) and perduran ([peɾˈð̞uɾãn]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

perderás is recorded at frequency rank #34,265, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾð̞eˈɾas]. perduran is at rank #39,918, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞uɾãn].

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 74183, this pair ranks #21,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of perderás vs perduran

Shared letters: depr. Private to "perderás": sá. Private to "perduran": anu.

"perderás" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "perduran" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perduran ← eprduran · pedruran · perdduran · perdruan · perduarn · perdurann · perdurna · perdurran

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "perderás" for "perduran" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾð̞eˈɾas] versus [peɾˈð̞uɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "perderás" vs "perduran" - which ranks higher?
"perderás" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,265 in our Spanish list, against #39,918 for "perduran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "perderás" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "perduran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,808 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perderás" and "perduran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perduran vs perdurar". 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 #21,808 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