Which to use
“perda” and “perdão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,548
- “perda” frequency rank
- #3,278
- “perdão” frequency rank
- 4826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perda | perdão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de perder | fim de uma exigência |
Where the eye mixes perda and perdão
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perda vs perdão
A purely visual mix-up. perda (/ˈpeɾ.dɐ/) and perdão (/pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perda is recorded at frequency rank #1,548, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɾ.dɐ/. perdão is at rank #3,278, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 4826, this pair ranks #69,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perda vs perdão
Shared letters: depr. Private to "perda": a. Private to "perdão": oã.
"perda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "perdão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perda ← eprda · perad · perdda · perrda · pperda · preda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perda" for "perdão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "perda" vs "perdão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "perda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perdão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perda" and "perdão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pedrão vs perdão". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #69,948 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.