persiguió

[peɾsiˈɣ̞jo]

/[peɾsiˈɣ̞jo]/ verb

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“persiguió” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,598. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,598
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perseguir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-persiguio · persiguió · Spanish

persiguió · rank #24,598 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,598
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH perjudicados

Nearest frequency peer: perjudicados (-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 “persiguió”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “persiguió” 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).

persiguió vs prosiguió
78% similar
persiguió vs persigue
78% similar
persiguió vs perseguir
78% similar

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

Key facts for persiguió
PropertyValue
Headwordpersiguió
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾsiˈɣ̞jo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,598
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “persiguió”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).persiguiócae 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 “perjudicados” (#24,597), “personalizado” (#24,599), “pericia” (#24,596). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “persiguió” va en #24,598. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around persiguió (IPA [peɾsiˈɣ̞jo]), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,598 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perseguir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for persiguió, with forms such as "eprsiguió", "perciguió", and "perisguió". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "prosiguió", "persigue", "perseguir", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is persiguió, spelled P-E-R-S-I-G-U-I-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perseguir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprsiguió
  • perciguió
  • perisguió
  • perrsiguió
  • persgiuió
  • persigguió
  • persigiuó
  • persiguói
  • persiugió
  • perssiguió
  • pesriguió
  • ppersiguió
  • presiguió

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eprsiguió2perciguió1perisguió2perrsiguió1persgiuió2persigguió1persigiuó2persiguói2
Edit distance from "persiguió"

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 "persiguió"?
"persiguió" is spelled P-E-R-S-I-G-U-I-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾsiˈɣ̞jo].
What does "persiguió" mean?
As a verb, "persiguió" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perseguir.
What words are commonly confused with "persiguió"?
"persiguió" is commonly confused with "prosiguió", "persigue", "perseguir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "persiguió"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persiguió" is [peɾsiˈɣ̞jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persiguió" come from?
"persiguió" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

postulado#24,605priorizar#24,611oligarcas#24,584promotora#24,612

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

prosiguió13 variantsreprimido13 variantssensatez13 variantslegitimar13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list