Permian
/ˈpɝmɪən/noun, adjective
Permian is spelled P-E-R-M-I-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Permian means “An inhabitant of the Russian region of Perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples, including Komis and Udmurts, who…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Permian is Permians.
How many letters and syllables are in Permian?
| Letters | 7: P-E-R-M-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Permian?
Permian appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 Permian?
- UK /ˈpɜːmɪən/
- US /ˈpɝmɪən/
Permian has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Permian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Permian
- Permians plural
- more Permian comparative
- most Permian superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Permian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An inhabitant of the Russian region of Perm; specifically, one belonging to a branch of the Finno-Ugric peoples, including Komis and Udmurts, who speak Permic languages.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the Perm region of Russia, or its inhabitants.
- 2
Pertaining to their language; Permic.
- 3
Pertaining to the last geologic period of the Paleozoic era; comprising the Cisuralian, Guadalupian and Lopingian epochs from about 280 to 248 million years ago.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Permian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to the Permian period:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | permisch |
| Portuguese | permiano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Permian come from?
From Perm + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).