perseverar

verb

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The verdict

“perseverar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #56,300 among 3,113 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,300
frequency rank, Portuguese
3,113
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - continuar a acreditar em algo; insistir

Key facts for perseverar
PropertyValue
Headwordperseverar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,300
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “perseverar” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). perseverar lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

perseverar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #56,300 among 3,113 “P” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "continuar a acreditar em algo; insistir".

perseverar has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is perseverar, spelled P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    continuar a acreditar em algo; insistir

This word in other languages

persevere(English)perseverar(Español)persévérer(Français)beharren(Deutsch)

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "perseverar"?
"perseverar" is spelled P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-R.
What does "perseverar" mean?
As a verb, "perseverar" means: continuar a acreditar em algo; insistir
What language does "perseverar" come from?
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Using “perseverar”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is P-E-R-S-E-V-E-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list