perseverant
per·se·ve·rant/pɚsɪˈvɪɹənt/adjective
perseverant is spelled P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-N-T: 11 letters and 4 syllables (per·se·ve·rant). It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, perseverant means “Enduring; persistent, resistant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in perseverant?
| Letters | 11: P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: per·se·ve·rant |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is perseverant?
Perseverant appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce perseverant?
- US /pɚsɪˈvɪɹənt/
- UK /pəsɪˈvɪəɹənt/
Perseverant has 4 syllables, split per·se·ve·rant in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-perseverant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with perseverant?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as perseverant from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹənt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of perseverant
- more perseverant comparative
- most perseverant superlative
- perseveraunt
- perseverent
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does perseverant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Enduring; persistent, resistant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Perseverant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense enduring:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | beharrlich |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does perseverant come from?
From Middle English perseveraunt, from Middle French perseverant, from Latin persevērāns, present participle of persevērō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).