persas

[ˈpeɾsas]

/[ˈpeɾsas]/ adj

The verdict

“persas” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #21,790 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#21,790
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de persa.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

persas vs pesa
67% similar
persas vs pesar
67% similar
persas vs pesos
67% similar

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

Key facts for persas
PropertyValue
Headwordpersas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpeɾsas]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,790
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “persas” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). persas lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for persas is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpeɾsas]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,790 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de persa.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for persas, with forms such as "eprsas", "perass", and "perrsas". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pesa", "pesar", "pesos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is persas, spelled P-E-R-S-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de persa.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprsas,perass,perrsas,persass,perssas,pesras,ppersas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of persas - 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.

eprsas2perass2perrsas1persass1perssas1pesras2ppersas1
Edit distance from "persas"

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 "persas"?
"persas" is spelled P-E-R-S-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpeɾsas].
What does "persas" mean?
As an adjective, "persas" means: Forma del plural de persa.
What words are commonly confused with "persas"?
"persas" is commonly confused with "pesa", "pesar", "pesos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "persas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persas" is [ˈpeɾsas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persas" come from?
"persas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “persas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-E-R-S-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈpeɾsas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pesa” - see the side-by-side comparison. persas vs pesa
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list