persistently

Name: persistently, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

adv

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“persistently” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,243. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,243
frequency rank, English: 4,417
“P” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In a persistent manner.

Corpus desk

Index EN-persistently · persistently · English

persistently · rank #27,243 · 20 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #27,243
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 20 variants
BOOK-MID 4,417
PHOTO-FINISH perplexed

Nearest frequency peer: perplexed (-1 rank slots)

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.

parochial

72,761
pastries

72,760
perplexed

72,759
persistently

72,758
petting

72,757
phenotype

72,755

What this shows “persistently” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

persistently vs persistent

83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for persistently
Property	Value
Headword	persistently
Language	English
Part of speech	Adverb
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#27,243
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “persistently”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).persistentlylands here:

#27,243

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “perplexed” (#27,242), “petting” (#27,244), “pastries” (#27,241). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “persistently” is #27,243. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around persistently, anadverb. Corpus frequency is #27,243 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "In a persistent manner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for persistently, with forms such as "eprsistently", "perisstently", and "perrsistently". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "persistent", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From persistent + -ly. The correct English form is persistently, spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-E-N-T-L-Y.

Definition

1
In a persistent manner.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how persistently appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

The small girl persistently asked her father to buy her the doll.
One of the most persistently held beliefs about sharks is that they have to stay in motion to stay alive.

Etymology

From persistent + -ly.

Synonyms

ceaselessly incessantly nonstop continuously

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eprsistently
perisstently
perrsistently
persisetntly
persisstently
persistenlty
persistenntly
persistentlly
persistentlyy
persistenttly
persistentyl
persistetnly
persistnetly
persisttently
persitsently
perssistently
perssitently
pesristently
ppersistently
presistently

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of persistently - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "persistently"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "persistently"?

"persistently" is spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-E-N-T-L-Y.

What does "persistently" mean?

As an adverb, "persistently" means: In a persistent manner.

What words are commonly confused with "persistently"?

"persistently" is commonly confused with "persistent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "persistently"?

From persistent + -ly. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "persistently", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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