perder

//pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ// verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#704

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

perder is aPortugueseverb. It means: deixar de possuir um objeto ou bem material Pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/. It ranks #704 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with poder and Peter.

Key facts for perder
PropertyValue
Headwordperder
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#704
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of perder in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for perder is 6 letters long, classified as averb, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for perder, with forms such as "eprder", "pedrer", and "perdder". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is perder, spelled P-E-R-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    deixar de possuir um objeto ou bem material
  2. 2
    não encontrar um objeto pessoal
  3. 3
    deixar de possuir uma qualidade espiritual ou moral
  4. 4
    sofrer uma diminuição
  5. 5
    sofrer uma derrota
  6. 6
    diz-se de uma pessoa ou de um ser vivo; morrer
  7. 7
    não cumprir com uma obrigação moral
  8. 8
    não aproveitar
  9. 9
    não 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for perder

Misspelling Variants of "perder"

eprder6pedrer6perdder7perderr7perdre6peredr6perrder7pperder7
Misspelling Variants of "perder"

Frequency rank: #704 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perder"?
"perder" is spelled P-E-R-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/.
What does "perder" mean?
As a verb, "perder" means: deixar de possuir um objeto ou bem material
What words are commonly confused with "perder"?
"perder" is commonly confused with "poder", "Peter", "perdeu". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "perder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "perder" is /pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "perder" come from?
"perder" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.