# perm

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɝm/ · frequency rank #24,863

## Definitions
1. Clipping of permanent wave (“hairstyle”).

## Etymology
Short for permanent.

## Easily confused with
- **PM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pm)
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pr)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pro)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pet)
- **pew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pew)
- **pom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pom)
- **ppm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-ppm)
- **PRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-prc)
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pry)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pes)
- **PRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pra)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pur)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-prs)
- **pir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pir)
- **port** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-port)
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pure)
- **porn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-porn)
- **poem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-poem)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pete)
- **pets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-pets)

## Common misspellings (5)
`eprm`, `pemr`, `permm`, `perrm`, `pperm`

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