perdeu

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The verdict

“perdeu” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,034. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,034
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - expressa à vítima para que essa não esboce nenhuma reação e permaneça passiva, submissa

Corpus desk

Index PT-perdeu · perdeu · Portuguese

perdeu · rank #1,034 · 8 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,034
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH ok

Nearest frequency peer: ok (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “perdeu”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “perdeu” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

perdeu vs Peru
50% similar
perdeu vs pede
67% similar
perdeu vs perda
67% similar

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

Key facts for perdeu
PropertyValue
Headwordperdeu
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,034
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “perdeu”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).perdeucai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ok” (#1,033), “saiu” (#1,035), “natureza” (#1,032). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “perdeu” fica em #1,034. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around perdeu, aninterjection. Corpus frequency is #1,034 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for perdeu, with forms such as "eprdeu", "pedreu", and "perddeu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Peru", "pede", "perda", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is perdeu, spelled P-E-R-D-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    expressa à vítima para que essa não esboce nenhuma reação e permaneça passiva, submissa
  2. 2
    expressa que o interlocutor se renda e não resista a abordagem policial

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Perdeu! Perdeu! Sai do carro.
  2. Vozes da Margem, Vozes na Margem: narrativas fora de centro

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprdeu
  • pedreu
  • perddeu
  • perdue
  • peredu
  • perrdeu
  • pperdeu
  • predeu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of perdeu - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eprdeu2pedreu2perddeu1perdue2peredu2perrdeu1pperdeu1predeu2
Edit distance from "perdeu"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perdeu"?
"perdeu" is spelled P-E-R-D-E-U.
What does "perdeu" mean?
As an interjection, "perdeu" means: expressa à vítima para que essa não esboce nenhuma reação e permaneça passiva, submissa
What words are commonly confused with "perdeu"?
"perdeu" is commonly confused with "Peru", "pede", "perda". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "perdeu" come from?
"perdeu" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list