impermanent

\ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃\

/\ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“impermanent” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas permanent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-impermanent · impermanent · French

impermanent · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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.

Key facts for impermanent
PropertyValue
Headwordimpermanent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « impermanent » en français

impermanentsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impermanent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui n’est pas permanent.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for impermanent, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is impermanent, spelled I-M-P-E-R-M-A-N-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’est pas permanent.

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impermanent"?
"impermanent" is spelled I-M-P-E-R-M-A-N-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃\.
What does "impermanent" mean?
As an adjective, "impermanent" means: Qui n’est pas permanent.
How do you pronounce "impermanent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impermanent" is \ɛ̃.pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list