Which to use
“perdido” is an adjective and “período” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,061
- “perdido” frequency rank
- #540
- “período” frequency rank
- 2601
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdido | período |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | extraviado | intervalo de tempo decorrido entre dois momentos, acontecimentos ou datas |
Where the eye mixes perdido and período
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. perdido (CVCCVCV) and período (CVCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses perdido with período
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: perdido is /pɨɾ.ˈdi.du/ while período is [p(ɨ)ɾi'uðu] (nunca de acordo com a grafia: [p(ɨ)'ɾiwðu]). 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2601, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdido is recorded at frequency rank #2,061, classified as anadj, pronounced /pɨɾ.ˈdi.du/. período is at rank #540, tagged as anoun, pronounced [p(ɨ)ɾi'uðu] (nunca de acordo com a grafia: [p(ɨ)'ɾiwðu]).
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 2601, this pair ranks #72,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdido vs período
Shared letters: deopr. Private to "perdido": i. Private to "período": í.
"perdido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "período" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- perdido ← eprdido · pedrido · perddido · perddio · perdiddo · perdiod · periddo · perrdido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "perdido" and "período" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "perdido" or "período"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "período" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdido" and "período" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "período vs périplo". 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 #72,736 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.