Which to use
“persistente” and “persistentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,201
- “persistente” frequency rank
- #23,898
- “persistentes” frequency rank
- 38099
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | persistente | persistentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que persiste, que permanece a pesar de los intentos por que se vaya. | Forma del plural de persistente. |
Where the eye mixes persistente and persistentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses persistente with persistentes
A purely visual mix-up. persistente ([peɾsisˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]) and persistentes ([peɾsisˈt̪ẽn̪t̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “persistente” sits inside “persistentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38099, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
persistente is recorded at frequency rank #14,201, classified as anadj, pronounced [peɾsisˈt̪ẽn̪t̪e]. persistentes is at rank #23,898, tagged as anadj, pronounced [peɾsisˈt̪ẽn̪t̪es].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38099, this pair ranks #171,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of persistente vs persistentes
Shared letters: einprst. Private to "persistente": -. Private to "persistentes": -.
"persistente" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "persistentes" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- persistente ← eprsistente · percistente · perisstente · perrsistente · persisetnte · persisstente · persistenet · persistennte
- persistentes ← eprsistentes · percistentes · perisstentes · perrsistentes · persisetntes · persisstentes · persistenets · persistenntes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "persistente" for "persistentes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "persistente" or "persistentes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "persistente" and "persistentes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "persistente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persistentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "persistente" and "persistentes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persisten vs persistente". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #171,822 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.