# pervasive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pəˈveɪ.sɪv/ · frequency rank #17,442

## Definitions
1. Manifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.

## Etymology
From Latin pervāsus, from pervādō (“spread through, pervade”), from per (“through”) + vādō (“go, walk”).

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`eprvasive`, `peravsive`, `perrvasive`, `pervaisve`, `pervasiev`, `pervasivve`, `pervassive`, `pervasvie`, `pervsaive`, `pervvasive`, `pevrasive`, `ppervasive`, `prevasive`

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