permissively
adverb
permissively is spelled P-E-R-M-I-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, permissively means “In a permissive manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in permissively?
| Letters | 12: P-E-R-M-I-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is permissively?
Permissively appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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).
What rhymes with permissively?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as permissively.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: impressively.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of permissively
- more permissively comparative
- most permissively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does permissively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a permissive manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does permissively come from?
From permissive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).