persiguen

/[peɾˈsiɣ̞ẽn]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,113

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

persiguen is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perseguir. Pronounced [peɾˈsiɣ̞ẽn]. Often confused with persiguió and persisten.

Key facts for persiguen
PropertyValue
Headwordpersiguen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾˈsiɣ̞ẽn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,113
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of persiguen in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for persiguen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾˈsiɣ̞ẽn]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,113 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perseguir.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for persiguen, with forms such as "eprsiguen", "perciguen", and "perisguen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "persiguió", "persisten", "persigue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is persiguen, spelled P-E-R-S-I-G-U-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perseguir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprsiguen,perciguen,perisguen,perrsiguen,persgiuen,persigeun,persigguen,persiguenn,persigune,persiugen,perssiguen,pesriguen,ppersiguen,presiguen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for persiguen

Misspelling Variants of "persiguen"

eprsiguen9perciguen9perisguen9perrsiguen10persgiuen9persigeun9persigguen10persiguenn10
Misspelling Variants of "persiguen"

Frequency rank: #13,113 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "persiguen"?
"persiguen" is spelled P-E-R-S-I-G-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾˈsiɣ̞ẽn].
What does "persiguen" mean?
As a verb, "persiguen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de perseguir.
What words are commonly confused with "persiguen"?
"persiguen" is commonly confused with "persiguió", "persisten", "persigue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "persiguen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persiguen" is [peɾˈsiɣ̞ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persiguen" come from?
"persiguen" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.