persistió

[peɾsisˈt̪jo]

/[peɾsisˈt̪jo]/ verb

The verdict

“persistió” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,747 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,747
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

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 persistir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-persistio · persistió · Spanish

persistió · rank #58,747 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,747
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH percibieron

Nearest frequency peer: percibieron (-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 “persistió”

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 “persistió” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for persistió
PropertyValue
Headwordpersistió
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾsisˈt̪jo]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,747
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “persistió” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).persistiócae 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: “percibieron” (#58,746), “percibes” (#58,745), “petrificado” (#58,749). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “persistió” va en #58,747. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

persistió is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,747 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [peɾsisˈt̪jo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de persistir.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for persistió, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is persistió, spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-I-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo 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 "persistió"?
"persistió" is spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-I-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾsisˈt̪jo].
What does "persistió" mean?
As a verb, "persistió" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de persistir.
How do you pronounce "persistió"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persistió" is [peɾsisˈt̪jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persistió" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list