Permanenz
[pɛʁmaˈnɛnt͡s]
The verdict
“Permanenz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ununterbrochene Dauer, ununterbrochener Zeitraum
Corpus desk
Index DE-permanenz · Permanenz · German
Permanenz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Permanenz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pɛʁmaˈnɛnt͡s] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Permanenz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Permanenz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pɛʁmaˈnɛnt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ununterbrochene Dauer, ununterbrochener Zeitraum".
Permanenz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Permanenz, spelled P-E-R-M-A-N-E-N-Z.
Definition
- 1ununterbrochene Dauer, ununterbrochener Zeitraum
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Permanenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Es handelt sich bei "Durch den Wind" um ein durchaus nervenaufreibendes Lehrstück über die Permanenz der Missverständnisse.
Allzu Menschliches auf offener Bühne und in Permanenz schadet naturgemäß dem Ruf der Handelnden insgesamt.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.