perdu

\pɛʁ.dy\

/\pɛʁ.dy\/ adj

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The verdict

“perdu” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #634. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#634
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dont on n’a plus la possession, la jouissance.

Corpus desk

Index FR-perdu · perdu · French

perdu · rank #634 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #634
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH offre

Nearest frequency peer: offre (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « perdu »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « perdu » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

perdu vs peu
60% similar
perdu vs père
40% similar
perdu vs péri
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for perdu
PropertyValue
Headwordperdu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\pɛʁ.dy\
Letters5
Frequency rank#634
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « perdu »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).perduse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « offre » (#633), « politiques » (#635), « occasion » (#632). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « perdu » est au #634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around perdu (IPA \pɛʁ.dy\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #634 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 14 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for perdu, with forms such as "eprdu", "pedru", and "perddu". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "peu", "père", "péri", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is perdu, spelled P-E-R-D-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dont on n’a plus la possession, la jouissance.
  2. 2
    Égaré, introuvable.
  3. 3
    Isolé ; éloigné de tout.
  4. 4
    Qui est sans espoir de guérir, d’être sauvé.
  5. 5
    (d’une personne) Qui est ruiné en affaires, sans ressources.
  6. 6
    Qui a été mal utilisé ou rendu inutilisable.
  7. 7
    Où on eut ou aura le dessous, où on a été ou sera vaincu.
  8. 8
    Qu’on établit dans l’eau en y jetant de gros quartiers de pierre sans ciment.
  9. 9
    Jeté dans de petites rivières non navigables, en parlant du bois, pour le rassembler à leur embouchure dans de plus grandes rivières et en former des trains.
  10. 10
    Qui ne tranche pas sur le fond.
  11. 11
    Fait de manière invisible et à se confondre avec le tissu de l’étoffe.
  12. 12
    Posté dans un lieu extrêmement avancé, chargé d’une mission dangereuse.
  13. 13
    Posté dans un lieu extrêmement avancé, chargé d’une mission dangereuse.
  14. 14
    Qui montre dans sa conduite, dans ses discours une sorte d’égarement d’esprit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how perdu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Va te renseigner aux bureaux des objets perdus.
  2. Tout est perdu.

Synonyms

condamnécorrompucuitdéboussolédésespéréécartéégarééloignéerrantfichufiniflambéfoutugâchégaspilléincurableintrouvableisolémanquépaumé

This word in other languages

lost(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprdu
  • pedru
  • perddu
  • perrdu
  • perud
  • pperdu
  • predu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perdu - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eprdu2pedru2perddu1perrdu1perud2pperdu1predu2
Edit distance from "perdu"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perdu"?
"perdu" is spelled P-E-R-D-U. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.dy\.
What does "perdu" mean?
As an adjective, "perdu" means: Dont on n’a plus la possession, la jouissance.
What words are commonly confused with "perdu"?
"perdu" is commonly confused with "peu", "père", "péri". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perdu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perdu" is \pɛʁ.dy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perdu" come from?
"perdu" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "perdu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

offre#633scène#639sinon#640voici#642

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

auteur7 variantscadre7 variantsphoto7 variantsliste7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list