verb · #252
to lose; to miss
Example: Perdí el documento.
I lost the document.
Spanish → English
perder
perder is Spanish for to lose; to miss.
What perder means
How common is it?
perder is ranked #252 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to perder — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- gustar — to like, to please
- amar — to love
- odiar — to hate
- ganar — to win, to earn
- jugar — to play
- cantar — to sing
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22