perseverant
/pɚsɪˈvɪɹənt/
"perseverant" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“perseverant” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enduring; persistent, resistant.
Corpus desk
Index EN-perseverant · perseverant · English
perseverant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | perseverant |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /pɚsɪˈvɪɹənt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “perseverant” in English
Rare enough to double-check
perseverant is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /pɚsɪˈvɪɹənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Enduring; persistent, resistant.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for perseverant in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English perseveraunt, from Middle French perseverant, from Latin persevērāns, present participle of persevērō. The correct English form is perseverant, spelled P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Enduring; persistent, resistant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how perseverant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He was clumsy and struggling but perseverant, determined to accomplish the task he had set himself, and his keenness affronted Crystal.
Etymology
From Middle English perseveraunt, from Middle French perseverant, from Latin persevērāns, present participle of persevērō.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.