# perch vs perm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### perch
*noun · IPA /pɜːtʃ/ · frequency rank #19,934*
Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.

### 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.
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