Which to use
“perdão” is a noun and “perder” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,278
- “perdão” frequency rank
- #704
- “perder” frequency rank
- 3982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdão | perder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | fim de uma exigência | deixar de possuir um objeto ou bem material |
Where the eye mixes perdão and perder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perdão vs perder
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdão is /pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/ while perder is /pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdão is recorded at frequency rank #3,278, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. perder is at rank #704, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/.
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 3982, this pair ranks #71,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdão vs perder
Shared letters: depr. Private to "perdão": oã. Private to "perder": -.
"perdão" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "perder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- perder ← eprder · pedrer · perdder · perderr · perdre · peredr · perrder · pperder
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdão" and "perder" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perdão" or "perder"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdão" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdão" and "perder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perder vs perecer". 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 #71,067 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.