permanent
French, noun/pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃/
permanent is spelled P-E-R-M-A-N-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written French, the 5,025th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Permanent is a French masculine noun meaning “permanent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Étant donnée une matrice carrée n×n,A=(a_ij), la somme ∑_(σ∈𝔖ₙ)∏ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_iσ(i)”.
What does permanent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
permanent
noun
- 1
masculinepermanent
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est stable, immuable, qui dure sans changer, qui dure constamment. 2. Qui est à demeure ; par opposition à temporaire ou passager. 3. Qui est constamment en fonctions, en organisation. 4. Se dit d’un gaz qui conserve l’état aériforme à toutes les températures et sous toutes les pressions.
noun: 1. Étant donnée une matrice carrée n×n,A=(a_ij), la somme ∑_(σ∈𝔖ₙ)∏ᵢ₌₁ⁿa_iσ(i). 2. Personne salariée d’une association, assurant un rôle d’accueil ou de coordination.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of permanent
- permanente feminine
- permanents masculine plural
- permanentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce permanent?
- /pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃/
- \pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃\
- [pɛʁ.ma.nɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to permanent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is permanent in French?
permanent appears 14 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).