Perm

[pɛʁm]

/[pɛʁm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Perm” is an uncommon German word, ranked #58,165 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#58,165
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die jüngste Periode im Erdaltertum vor 298,9 bis 251,9 Millionen Jahren

Key facts for Perm
PropertyValue
HeadwordPerm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pɛʁm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#58,165
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Perm” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Perm lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Perm is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pɛʁm]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,165 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die jüngste Periode im Erdaltertum vor 298,9 bis 251,9 Millionen Jahren".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Perm, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Perm, spelled P-E-R-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    die jüngste Periode im Erdaltertum vor 298,9 bis 251,9 Millionen Jahren

Antonyms

KambriumOrdoviziumSilurDevonKarbon

This word in other languages

Permian(English)pérmico(Español)permien(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Perm"?
"Perm" is spelled P-E-R-M. The IPA pronunciation is [pɛʁm].
What does "Perm" mean?
As a noun, "Perm" means: die jüngste Periode im Erdaltertum vor 298,9 bis 251,9 Millionen Jahren
How do you pronounce "Perm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Perm" is [pɛʁm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Perm" come from?
"Perm" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Perm”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is P-E-R-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pɛʁm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list