permissible
per·mis·si·ble/pɚˈmɪsɪbl̩/adjective, noun
permissible is spelled P-E-R-M-I-S-S-I-B-L-E, 4 syllables: per·mis·si·ble. The wrong spelling people search most is permissable: about 510 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 2 in 10 of all searches for the word. Permissible is an adjective meaning “permitted”.
How many letters and syllables are in permissible?
| Letters | 11: P-E-R-M-I-S-S-I-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: per·mis·si·ble |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, permissable, about 510 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell permissible?
Permissible is spelled P-E-R-M-I-S-S-I-B-L-E. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 2 in 10 of the searches for permissible in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is permissible?
Permissible appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 permissible?
- US /pɚˈmɪsɪbl̩/
- UK /pəˈmɪsɪbl̩/
Permissible has 4 syllables, split per·mis·si·ble in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-permissible.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of permissible
- more permissible comparative
- most permissible superlative
- permissibles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does permissible mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
permitted.
- 2
permissive
noun
- 1
Any tool or device permitted for use in potentially explosive mine environments.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Permissible in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that is permitted:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | zulässig |
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 permissible come from?
From Middle English permyssyble, from Old French permissible, from Medieval Latin permissibilis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).