persisting

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

noun

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

The verdict

“persisting” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,807. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,807
frequency rank, English: 4,417
“P” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - persistence

Corpus desk

Index EN-persisting · persisting · English

persisting · rank #41,807 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

FREQ-MID #41,807
LEN-MEGA 10 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 4,417
PHOTO-FINISH peasantry

Nearest frequency peer: peasantry (-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.

passcode

58,197
PBR

58,196
peasantry

58,195
persisting

58,194
photocopy

58,193
pitman

58,191

What this shows “persisting” 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).

persisting vs persistent

80% similar

persisting vs permitting

80% similar

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

Key facts for persisting
Property	Value
Headword	persisting
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#41,807
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “persisting”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).persistinglands here:

#41,807

#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 “peasantry” (#41,806), “photocopy” (#41,808), “PBR” (#41,805). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “persisting” is #41,807. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around persisting, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,807 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "persistence".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for persisting, with forms such as "eprsisting", "perissting", and "perrsisting". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "persistent", "permitting", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is persisting, spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-I-N-G.

Definition

1
persistence

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Still, in the very fullest blaze of gospel light, while we see that both Christ and His work are most ungratefully and flagrantly dishonoured, by our persistings in the attempt to do for ourselves what He has told us we cannot do, […]

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eprsisting
perissting
perrsisting
persisitng
persissting
persistign
persistingg
persistinng
persistnig
persistting
persitsing
perssisting
perssiting
pesristing
ppersisting
presisting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of persisting - 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 "persisting"

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 "persisting"?

"persisting" is spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-I-N-G.

What does "persisting" mean?

As a noun, "persisting" means: persistence

What words are commonly confused with "persisting"?

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

What language does "persisting" come from?

"persisting" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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