# Perl vs perm

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Perl
*name · frequency rank #30,172*
A family of high-level programming languages, particularly used for text processing.

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

## Source
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