# permanence

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɜɹmənəns/ · frequency rank #39,024

## Definitions
1. The state of being permanent.
2. The reciprocal of magnetic inductance.

## Etymology
From Middle English permanence, permanens, from Middle French permanence, from Medieval Latin permanentia, from Latin permaneō (“I remain; last”).

## Easily confused with
- **permanent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/permanence-vs-permanent)

## Common misspellings (16)
`eprmanence`, `pemranence`, `peramnence`, `permaennce`, `permanance`, `permanecne`, `permanencce`, `permanenec`, `permanennce`, `permannece`, `permannence`, `permmanence`, `permnaence`, `perrmanence`, `ppermanence`, `premanence`

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