# insist vs insists

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### insist
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈsɪst/ · frequency rank #6,798*
To hold up a claim emphatically.

### insists
*verb · IPA /ɪnˈsɪsts/ · frequency rank #11,050*
third-person singular simple present indicative of insist

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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