permille
/pə(ɹ)ˈmɪli/
"permille" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“permille” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A part or other object per thousand.
Corpus desk
Index EN-permille · permille · English
permille · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | permille |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /pə(ɹ)ˈmɪli/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “permille” in English
Rare enough to double-check
permille is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /pə(ɹ)ˈmɪli/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A part or other object per thousand.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for permille, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin: per (“per”) + mīlle (“thousand”). The correct English form is permille, spelled P-E-R-M-I-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1A part or other object per thousand.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how permille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
three permille (0.003)
Etymology
From Latin: per (“per”) + mīlle (“thousand”).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.