persiste

/[peɾˈsist̪e]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,177

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

8

similar word pairs

persiste is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de persistir. Pronounced [peɾˈsist̪e]. Often confused with pusiste and persisten.

Key facts for persiste
PropertyValue
Headwordpersiste
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾˈsist̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,177
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for persiste is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾˈsist̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,177 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for persiste, with forms such as "eprsiste", "perciste", and "perisste". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "pusiste", "persisten", "persistir", 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 persiste, spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-E, 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 singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de persistir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de persistir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprsiste,perciste,perisste,perrsiste,persiset,persisste,persistte,persitse,perssiste,perssite,pesriste,ppersiste,presiste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for persiste

Misspelling Variants of "persiste"

eprsiste8perciste8perisste8perrsiste9persiset8persisste9persistte9persitse8
Misspelling Variants of "persiste"

Frequency rank: #16,177 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "persiste"?
"persiste" is spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾˈsist̪e].
What does "persiste" mean?
As a verb, "persiste" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de persistir.
What words are commonly confused with "persiste"?
"persiste" is commonly confused with "pusiste", "persisten", "persistir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "persiste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persiste" is [peɾˈsist̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persiste" come from?
"persiste" 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.