permanece

/[peɾmaˈnese]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,239

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

permanece is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permanecer. Pronounced [peɾmaˈnese]. It ranks #5,239 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with pertenece and permanente.

Key facts for permanece
PropertyValue
Headwordpermanece
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾmaˈnese]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,239
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of permanece in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for permanece is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [peɾmaˈnese]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,239 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for permanece, with forms such as "eprmanece", "pemranece", and "peramnece". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "pertenece", "permanente", "permanecer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is permanece, spelled P-E-R-M-A-N-E-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permanecer.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de permanecer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eprmanece,pemranece,peramnece,permaence,permancee,permanecce,permaneec,permanese,permannece,permmanece,permnaece,perrmanece,ppermanece,premanece

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for permanece

Misspelling Variants of "permanece"

eprmanece9pemranece9peramnece9permaence9permancee9permanecce10permaneec9permanese9
Misspelling Variants of "permanece"

Frequency rank: #5,239 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "permanece"?
"permanece" is spelled P-E-R-M-A-N-E-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾmaˈnese].
What does "permanece" mean?
As a verb, "permanece" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permanecer.
What words are commonly confused with "permanece"?
"permanece" is commonly confused with "pertenece", "permanente", "permanecer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "permanece"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "permanece" is [peɾmaˈnese]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "permanece" come from?
"permanece" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.