perderíanvsperduranWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#36,739
“perderían” frequency rank
#39,918
“perduran” frequency rank
76657
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perderían perduran
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del condicional 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 perderían and perduran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. perderían runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against perduran's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
perderían
8 ch
perduran

Look-alike desk: perderían vs perduran

A purely visual mix-up. perderían ([peɾð̞eˈɾiãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

perderían is recorded at frequency rank #36,739, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾð̞eˈɾiãn]. 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 76657, this pair ranks #17,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of perderían vs perduran

Shared letters: adenpr. Private to "perderían": í. Private to "perduran": u.

"perderían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC  ·  "perduran" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "perderían" and "perduran" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peɾð̞eˈɾiãn] versus [peɾˈð̞uɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "perderían" or "perduran"?
"perderían" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #36,739 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "perderían" 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 #17,332 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perderían" 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 #17,332 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