Persis

name

"persis" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Persis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.

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Index EN-persis · Persis · English

Persis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "P" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Persis
PropertyValue
HeadwordPersis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Persis” in English

Persissits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Persis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Persis in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Persis, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís). Doublet of Fars. The correct English form is Persis, spelled P-E-R-S-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.

Etymology

From Latin Persis, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís). Doublet of Fars.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Persis"?
"Persis" is spelled P-E-R-S-I-S.
What does "Persis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Persis" means: A region of ancient Iran in its southwest; modern Fars province.
What is the origin of the word "Persis"?
From Latin Persis, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís). Doublet of Fars. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list