persiga

[peɾˈsiɣ̞a]

/[peɾˈsiɣ̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“persiga” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,872. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,872
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de perseguir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-persiga · persiga · Spanish

persiga · rank #38,872 · 11 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,872
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH petrolíferos

Nearest frequency peer: petrolíferos (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “persiga”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “persiga” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

persiga vs pésima
57% similar
persiga vs persona
71% similar
persiga vs persigue
75% similar

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

Key facts for persiga
PropertyValue
Headwordpersiga
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾˈsiɣ̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#38,872
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “persiga”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).persigacae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “petrolíferos” (#38,873), “perdáis” (#38,870), “pelucas” (#38,869). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “persiga” va en #38,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around persiga (IPA [peɾˈsiɣ̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,872 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for persiga, with forms such as "eprsiga", "perciga", and "perisga". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "pésima", "persona", "persigue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is persiga, spelled P-E-R-S-I-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de perseguir.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de perseguir.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de perseguir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprsiga
  • perciga
  • perisga
  • perrsiga
  • persgia
  • persiag
  • persigga
  • perssiga
  • pesriga
  • ppersiga
  • presiga

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprsiga2perciga1perisga2perrsiga1persgia2persiag2persigga1perssiga1
Edit distance from "persiga"

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 "persiga"?
"persiga" is spelled P-E-R-S-I-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾˈsiɣ̞a].
What does "persiga" mean?
As a verb, "persiga" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de perseguir.
What words are commonly confused with "persiga"?
"persiga" is commonly confused with "pésima", "persona", "persigue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "persiga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persiga" is [peɾˈsiɣ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persiga" come from?
"persiga" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perdáis#38,870pelucas#38,869paquita#38,864pactada#38,863

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

oriundos11 variantsorientan11 variantspossible11 variantspoéticos11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list