permanency
noun
permanency is spelled P-E-R-M-A-N-E-N-C-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, permanency means “The state or quality of permanence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of permanency is permanencies.
How many letters and syllables are in permanency?
| Letters | 10: P-E-R-M-A-N-E-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is permanency?
Permanency appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce permanency?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-permanency.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of permanency
- permanencies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does permanency mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state or quality of permanence.
The permanency of the new government is questionable.
- 2
A person or thing permanently in residence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does permanency come from?
From Latin permanentia. Compare permanence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).