# permitir vs persistir

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### permitir
*verb · IPA /pɨɾ.mi.ˈtiɾ/ · frequency rank #2,062*
autorizar, consentir, dar permissão

### persistir
*verb · frequency rank #25,430*
continuar

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/permitir-vs-persistir