# permafrost

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɝməˌfɹɔst/ · frequency rank #37,623

## Definitions
1. Permanently frozen ground, or a specific layer thereof.

## Etymology
From perma- + frost.

## Common misspellings (16)
`eprmafrost`, `pemrafrost`, `peramfrost`, `permaffrost`, `permaforst`, `permafrosst`, `permafrostt`, `permafrots`, `permafrrost`, `permafrsot`, `permarfost`, `permfarost`, `permmafrost`, `perrmafrost`, `ppermafrost`, `premafrost`

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