Which to use
“perder” and “perecer” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #704
- “perder” frequency rank
- #45,989
- “perecer” frequency rank
- 46693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perder | perecer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deixar de possuir um objeto ou bem material | deixar de ser ou de existir |
Where the eye mixes perder and perecer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against perecer's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: perder vs perecer
A purely visual mix-up. perder (/pɨɾ.ˈdeɾ/) and perecer (/pɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/) 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 46693, 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/. perecer is at rank #45,989, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɨ.ɾɨ.ˈseɾ/.
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 46693, this pair ranks #18,616 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of perder vs perecer
Shared letters: epr. Private to "perder": d. Private to "perecer": c.
"perder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "perecer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perder" and "perecer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "perder" or "perecer" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "perder" and "perecer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "perder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perecer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,616 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perder" and "perecer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perecer vs perene". 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 #18,616 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.