persistir

[peɾsisˈt̪iɾ]

/[peɾsisˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“persistir” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,742. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,742
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Permanecer a pesar de los intentos por que algo se vaya o desaparezca.

Corpus desk

Index ES-persistir · persistir · Spanish

persistir · rank #36,742 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,742
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH personalizaci…

Nearest frequency peer: personalización (+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 “persistir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “persistir” 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).

persistir vs permitir
78% similar
persistir vs persiste
78% similar
persistir vs persisten
78% similar

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

Key facts for persistir
PropertyValue
Headwordpersistir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾsisˈt̪iɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,742
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “persistir”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).persistircae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “personalización” (#36,743), “perderían” (#36,739), “perderemos” (#36,738). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “persistir” va en #36,742. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around persistir (IPA [peɾsisˈt̪iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,742 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Permanecer a pesar de los intentos por que algo se vaya o desaparezca.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for persistir, with forms such as "eprsistir", "percistir", and "perisstir". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "permitir", "persiste", "persisten", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

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 persistir, spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Permanecer a pesar de los intentos por que algo se vaya o desaparezca.

This word in other languages

persist(English)persister(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprsistir
  • percistir
  • perisstir
  • perrsistir
  • persisitr
  • persisstir
  • persistirr
  • persistri
  • persisttir
  • persitsir
  • perssistir
  • perssitir
  • pesristir
  • ppersistir
  • presistir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of persistir - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eprsistir2percistir1perisstir2perrsistir1persisitr2persisstir1persistirr1persistri2
Edit distance from "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 "persistir"?
"persistir" is spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾsisˈt̪iɾ].
What does "persistir" mean?
As a verb, "persistir" means: Permanecer a pesar de los intentos por que algo se vaya o desaparezca.
What words are commonly confused with "persistir"?
"persistir" is commonly confused with "permitir", "persiste", "persisten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "persistir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "persistir" is [peɾsisˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "persistir" come from?
"persistir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

perderían#36,739payasadas#36,732pasábamos#36,730prebendas#36,764

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

perderemos15 variantsoscilación15 variantspreocuparía15 variantsrescatando15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list