persa

[ˈpeɾsa]

/[ˈpeɾsa]/ noun

The verdict

“persa” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #11,469) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#11,469
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lengua indoeuropea de la rama indoirania, hablada en Irán y las áreas colindantes de Asia.

Corpus desk

Index ES-persa · persa · Spanish

persa · rank #11,469 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,469
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH perderse

Nearest frequency peer: perderse (-1 rank slots)

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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “persa”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “persa” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

persa vs pes
60% similar
persa vs peso
60% similar
persa vs pura
60% similar

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

Key facts for persa
PropertyValue
Headwordpersa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpeɾsa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#11,469
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “persa”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.persacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “perderse” (#11,468), “pinos” (#11,470), “percibir” (#11,467). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “persa” va en #11,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for persa is neighbouring look-alikes ("pes", "peso", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈpeɾsa]. Frequency #11,469 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Gloss: "Lengua indoeuropea de la rama indoirania, hablada en Irán y las áreas colindantes de Asia.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for persa, with forms such as "eprsa", "perrsa", and "perssa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pes", "peso", "pura", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is persa, spelled P-E-R-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lengua indoeuropea de la rama indoirania, hablada en Irán y las áreas colindantes de Asia.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprsa
  • perrsa
  • perssa
  • ppersa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of persa - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eprsa2perrsa1perssa1ppersa1
Edit distance from "persa"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "persa"?
"persa" is spelled P-E-R-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpeɾsa].
What does "persa" mean?
As a noun, "persa" means: Lengua indoeuropea de la rama indoirania, hablada en Irán y las áreas colindantes de Asia.
What words are commonly confused with "persa"?
"persa" is commonly confused with "pes", "peso", "pura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "persa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persa" is [ˈpeɾsa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persa" come from?
"persa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list