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persistent

per-SI-stant
persistant in Ingglish
IPA /pɝˈsɪstənt/ · 3 syllables

How “persistent” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “persistent” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishpersistent
Ingglishpersistant

“persistent” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “persistent”
Ingglishpersistant
IPA/p//ɝ//s//ɪ//s//t//ə//n//t/
Sounds
9 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ɝ/, /ɪ/, /ə/ and 6 consonants /p/, /s/, /s/, /t/, /n/, /t/
Syllables
3 — per · SI · stant, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 2.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #10,116 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɪstənt/

Words that rhyme with “persistent” (/ɪstənt/)

assistantconsistentresistantinsistentexistentdistantinconsistentnonexistent

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“persistent” — questions & answers

How do you spell “persistent”?

P-E-R-S-I-S-T-E-N-T in English; “persistant” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “persistent”?

per-SI-stant — IPA /pɝˈsɪstənt/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “persistent”?

/pɝˈsɪstənt/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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