# perpetual

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/ · frequency rank #12,826

## Definitions
1. Lasting forever, or for an indefinitely long time.
2. Set up to be in effect or have tenure for an unlimited duration.
3. Continuing; uninterrupted.
4. Flowering throughout the growing season.

## Etymology
From Middle English perpetuel, from Old French perpetuel, from Latin perpetuālis (“universal”), from perpetuus, from petō.

## Easily confused with
- **perpetuate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perpetual-vs-perpetuate)
- **perpetually** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perpetual-vs-perpetually)
- **perceptual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perceptual-vs-perpetual)

## Common misspellings (13)
`eprpetual`, `pepretual`, `pereptual`, `perpetaul`, `perpettual`, `perpetuall`, `perpetula`, `perpeutal`, `perppetual`, `perpteual`, `perrpetual`, `pperpetual`, `prepetual`

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