# persist vs persisted

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### persisted
*verb · IPA /pɚˈsɪstɪd/ · frequency rank #18,651*
simple past and past participle of persist

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