# Penn vs perm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Penn
*name · frequency rank #8,328*
A surname.

### perm
*noun · IPA /pɝm/ · frequency rank #24,863*
Clipping of permanent wave (“hairstyle”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/penn-vs-perm