# permission vs permissive

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### permissive
*adjective · frequency rank #38,551*
Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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