# percussion vs permission

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### percussion
*noun · IPA /pɚˈkʌʃən/ · frequency rank #17,920*
The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.

### permission
*noun · IPA /pəˈmɪʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #3,015*
authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

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