perder
/pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/
The verdict
“perder” is in the everyday core of Portuguese, ranked #704 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #704
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - deixar de possuir um objeto ou bem material
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perder |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #704 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “perder” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for perder is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #704 in overall Portuguese word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for perder, with forms such as "eprder", "pedrer", and "perdder". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "poder", "Peter", "perdeu", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is perder, spelled P-E-R-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1deixar de possuir um objeto ou bem material
- 2não encontrar um objeto pessoal
- 3deixar de possuir uma qualidade espiritual ou moral
- 4sofrer uma diminuição
- 5sofrer uma derrota
- 6diz-se de uma pessoa ou de um ser vivo; morrer
- 7não cumprir com uma obrigação moral
- 8não aproveitar
- 9não alcançar um meio de transporte por ter chegado tarde
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eprder,pedrer,perdder,perderr,perdre,peredr,perrder,pperder,preder
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perder - 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.
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “perder”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-R-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “poder” - see the side-by-side comparison. perder vs poder
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.