en permanence
\ɑ̃ pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃s\
The verdict
“en permanence” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Continuellement ; perpétuellement ; toujours.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-permanence · en permanence · French
en permanence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en permanence |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
en permanence is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ɑ̃ pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Continuellement ; perpétuellement ; toujours.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for en permanence, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is en permanence, spelled E-N- -P-E-R-M-A-N-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Continuellement ; perpétuellement ; toujours.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en permanence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Voir le commandant Jean-Marie Le Ster, mon père, lui aussi sapé en pingouin, au bras de Sonia Rimbermin, perruche emperlousée, déguisée en belle-mère, et jacassant en permanence, remonter l'allée centrale de la cathédrale de Rennes n'aurait pas manqué de sel!
Il ne s'agit pas à proprement parler d'un satellite, mais d'une fusée qui change de direction en permanence.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.