# persistance vs persistants

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### persistance
*noun · IPA \pɛʁ.sis.tɑ̃s\ · frequency rank #18,018*
Qualité de ce qui est persistant ; action de persister.

### persistants
*adjective · IPA \pɛʁ.sis.tɑ̃\ · frequency rank #40,917*
Masculin pluriel de persistant.

## Source
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