01 Word definition

persistent

10 letters · 3 vowels · 7 consonants

Is PERSISTENT a word?

Yes. PERSISTENT is a 10-letter adjective. continually recurring to the mind Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell PERSISTENT?

P-E-R-S-I-S-T-E-N-T

PERSISTENT contains 10 letters, begins with P, and ends with T.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. continually recurring to the mind

    haunting memories

2adjective

  1. stubbornly unyielding

    dogged persistence
Synonyms
hauntingdoggeddourpertinacioustenaciousunyielding
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score12points
Words With Friends14points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is PERSISTENT spelled?

P1E2R3S4I5S6T7E8N9T10
Starts withPERFirst 3 letters
Ends withENTLast 3 letters
Unique letters7Repeats E, S, T
Vowel balance3 / 7Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About PERSISTENT.

How do you spell PERSISTENT?

PERSISTENT is spelled P-E-R-S-I-S-T-E-N-T. It contains 10 letters.