perdavsperdeuTell them apart

Quick tell: perda is a noun, perdeu is an intj, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“perda” is a noun and “perdeu” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,548
“perda” frequency rank
#1,034
“perdeu” frequency rank
2582
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature perda perdeu
Definition ato de perder expressa à vítima para que essa não esboce nenhuma reação e permaneça passiva, submissa

Letter map: perda vs perdeu

Shared letters muted; letters that set perda and perdeu apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
perda
6 ch
perdeu

Grammar separator: perda vs perdeu

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: perda is anoun and perdeuanintj. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2582, 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/. perdeu is at rank #1,034, tagged as anintj.

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 2582, this pair ranks #72,760 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of perda vs perdeu

Shared letters: depr. Private to "perda": a. Private to "perdeu": u.

"perda" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "perdeu" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • perdaeprda · perad · perdda · perrda · pperda · preda
  • perdeueprdeu · pedreu · perddeu · perdue · peredu · perrdeu · pperdeu · predeu

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "perda" for "perdeu" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "perda" is a noun and "perdeu" an intj, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "perda" vs "perdeu" - which ranks higher?
"perdeu" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,034 in our Portuguese list, against #1,548 for "perda". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "perda" and "perdeu". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "perda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "perdeu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #72,760 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "perda" and "perdeu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perda vs puerta". 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 #72,760 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list