# persistence

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəˈsɪst(ə)ns/ · frequency rank #14,808

## Definitions
1. The property of being persistent.
2. Of data, the property of continuing to exist after the termination of the program.
3. Continuation of the previous day's weather (particularly temperature and precipitation statistics).
4. The number of times an operation can be iteratively applied to a number before it reaches a permanently constant state.

## Etymology
From Middle French persistance.

## Easily confused with
- **persistent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persistence-vs-persistent)

## Common misspellings (18)
`eprsistence`, `perisstence`, `perrsistence`, `persisetnce`, `persisstence`, `persistance`, `persistecne`, `persistencce`, `persistenec`, `persistennce`, `persistnece`, `persisttence`, `persitsence`, `perssistence`, `perssitence`, `pesristence`, `ppersistence`, `presistence`

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