# permit vs persist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### permit
*verb · IPA /pɚˈmɪt/ · frequency rank #4,970*
To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for.

### persist
*verb · IPA /pɚˈsɪst/ · frequency rank #14,381*
To go on stubbornly or resolutely.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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