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Persevear or persevere?

Did you mean persevere? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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persevear

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persevere

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Correct spelling: persevere. Misspelling: persevear.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

There's no R before the S: per-SE-vere. Think "per severe".

Why people write “persevear”

“persevear” differs from “persevere” in 2 places: it uses A in place of R; and it uses R in place of E.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make persevere automatic.

What does “persevere” mean?

persevere verb

  1. be persistent, refuse to stop

    “he persisted to call me every night”

    Synonyms:persist

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Persevere” in a sentence

  • If you persevere, you'll get there.
  • He persisted to call me every night.

Is “persevere” a playable word?

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14 points in Scrabble · 16 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“persevear” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PERSEVERE.

Persevere: quick answers

Is it persevear or persevere?
The correct spelling is persevere. “persevear” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell persevere?
There's no R before the S: per-SE-vere. Think "per severe".
What does persevere mean?
Persevere means: be persistent, refuse to stop.