persistence
[pə(r)ˈsɪst(ə)ns]
The verdict
“persistence” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jene Eigenschaft, bei Schwierigkeiten oder Widerstand unverdrossen weiterzumachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-persistence · persistence · German
persistence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | persistence |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pə(r)ˈsɪst(ə)ns] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „persistence“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
persistence is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pə(r)ˈsɪst(ə)ns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for persistence in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is persistence, spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1jene Eigenschaft, bei Schwierigkeiten oder Widerstand unverdrossen weiterzumachen
- 2jene Eigenschaft, lange und besonders länger als erwartet oder wünschenswert zu bestehen
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.