Which to use
“perder” is a verb and “perdeu” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #704
- “perder” frequency rank
- #1,034
- “perdeu” frequency rank
- 1738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perder | perdeu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deixar de possuir um objeto ou bem material | expressa à vítima para que essa não esboce nenhuma reação e permaneça passiva, submissa |
Letter map: perder vs perdeu
Shared letters muted; letters that set perder and perdeu apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: perder vs perdeu
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: perder is averb and perdeuanintj. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “perder” becomes u in “perdeu”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perder is recorded at frequency rank #704, classified as averb, pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/. 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 1738, this pair ranks #73,770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perder vs perdeu
Shared letters: depr. Private to "perder": -. Private to "perdeu": u.
"perder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perdeu" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "perder" for "perdeu" ever safe?
Which is more common, "perder" or "perdeu"?
Useful next steps
Pair "perder" vs "perdeu" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "perder" 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 #73,770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perder" and "perdeu" 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 #73,770 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.