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Permenant or permanent?

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

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permenant

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Correct spelling: permanent. Misspelling: permenant.

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 “permenant”

“permenant” has the right letters in the wrong places: the A and the E trade positions.

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.

What does “permanent” mean?

permanent noun

  1. a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals

    Synonyms:perm

permanent adjective

  1. continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place

    “permanent secretary to the president”

    Synonyms:lasting

  2. 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?

p 3e 1r 1m 3a 1n 1e 1n 1t 1

13 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

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

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

Permanent: quick answers

Is it permenant or permanent?
The correct spelling is permanent. “permenant” 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 permanent?
It ends in -ent: perma-NENT.
What does permanent mean?
Permanent means: a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals.