Permanant or permanent?
Did you mean permanent? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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permanant
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permanent
Correct spelling: permanent. Misspelling: permanant.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
It ends in -ent: perma-NENT.
Why people write “permanant”
The endings -ent and -ant are pronounced the same way; this word takes -ent.
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 permanent automatic.
Other misspellings of “permanent”
People also write “permenant”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“permenant”
Correct spelling: permanent. Misspelling: permenant.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
“permenant” has the right letters in the wrong places: the A and the E trade positions.
What does “permanent” mean?
permanent noun
- a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
Synonyms:perm
permanent adjective
- continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
“permanent secretary to the president”
Synonyms:lasting
- not capable of being reversed or returned to the original condition
“permanent brain damage”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Permanent” in a sentence
- The damage is permanent.
- Permanent secretary to the president.
- Permanent brain damage.
Is “permanent” a playable word?
13 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“permanant” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from PERMANENT.