# perseverance

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɜːsəˈvɪəɹəns/ · frequency rank #18,650

## Definitions
1. Continuing in a course of action without regard to discouragement, opposition or previous failure.

## Etymology
From Middle English perseveraunce, from Old French perseverance, from Latin persevērantia.

## Common misspellings (19)
`eprseverance`, `peresverance`, `perrseverance`, `perseevrance`, `persevearnce`, `perseveracne`, `perseverancce`, `perseveranec`, `perseverannce`, `perseverence`, `persevernace`, `perseverrance`, `persevreance`, `persevverance`, `persseverance`, `persveerance`, `pesreverance`, `pperseverance`, `preseverance`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/perseverance