# permitting

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #15,879

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of permit
2. Used in an absolute clause to indicate that the statement modified by the clause (typically an expression of intent) will only be fulfilled if not impeded by the noun.

## Easily confused with
- **persisting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/permitting-vs-persisting)

## Common misspellings (14)
`eprmitting`, `pemritting`, `perimtting`, `permiting`, `permititng`, `permittign`, `permittingg`, `permittinng`, `permittnig`, `permmitting`, `permtiting`, `perrmitting`, `ppermitting`, `premitting`

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