# permissive

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #38,551

## Definitions
1. Giving permission, or predisposed to give it; lenient.
2. Open to the public by permission of the landowner.
3. That allows the replication of viruses.

## Etymology
From French permissif.

## Easily confused with
- **permission** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/permission-vs-permissive)
- **percussive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/percussive-vs-permissive)
- **permissible** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/permissible-vs-permissive)

## Common misspellings (13)
`eprmissive`, `pemrissive`, `perimssive`, `permisisve`, `permisive`, `permissiev`, `permissivve`, `permissvie`, `permmissive`, `permsisive`, `perrmissive`, `ppermissive`, `premissive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/permissive