permeance
noun
permeance is spelled P-E-R-M-E-A-N-C-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, permeance means “A measure of the degree to which a material allows a fluid to permeate it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of permeance is permeances.
How many letters and syllables are in permeance?
| Letters | 9: P-E-R-M-E-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 permeance?
Permeance appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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).
Forms of permeance
- permeances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does permeance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A measure of the degree to which a material allows a fluid to permeate it.
- 2
The reciprocal of reluctance in a magnetic circuit; the analogue of conductance in an electrical circuit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does permeance come from?
From stem of Latin permeare (“to penetrate”) + -ance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).