perdu
French, adjective/pɛʁ.dy/
perdu is spelled P-E-R-D-U (5 letters) and appears 132 times per million words in written French, the 628th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Perdu is a French adjective meaning “lost” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of perdre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dont on n’a plus la possession, la jouissance”.
What does perdu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
lost
verb
- 1
past participle of perdre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Dont on n’a plus la possession, la jouissance. 2. Égaré, introuvable. 3. Isolé ; éloigné de tout. 4. Qui est sans espoir de guérir, d’être sauvé.
noun: 1. Fou furieux, dément.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of perdu
- perdue feminine
- perdus masculine plural
- perdues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce perdu?
- /pɛʁ.dy/
- \pɛʁ.dy\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to perdu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is perdu in French?
perdu appears 132 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).