persista

[peɾˈsist̪a]

/[peɾˈsist̪a]/ verb

The verdict

“persista” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,814 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,814
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-persista · persista · Spanish

persista · rank #68,814 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,814
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pestillo

Nearest frequency peer: pestillo (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “persista”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “persista” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for persista
PropertyValue
Headwordpersista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾˈsist̪a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#68,814
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “persista” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).persistacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “pestillo” (#68,815), “perol” (#68,812), “permitís” (#68,811). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “persista” va en #68,814. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

persista is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,814 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [peɾˈsist̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for persista in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is persista, spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-A.

Definition

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

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 "persista"?
"persista" is spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾˈsist̪a].
What does "persista" mean?
As a verb, "persista" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de persistir.
How do you pronounce "persista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persista" is [peɾˈsist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persista" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list