permis
French, noun/pɛʁ.mi/
permis is spelled P-E-R-M-I-S (6 letters) and appears 100 times per million words in written French, the 823rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Permis is a French masculine noun meaning “permit, licence” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/second-person singular past historic of permettre. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Permission écrite”.
What does permis mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepermit, licence
verb
- 1
first/second-person singular past historic of permettre
verb
- 1
past participle of permettre
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’est pas interdit.
noun: 1. Permission écrite. 2. Autorisation administrative en matière de douanes et de police. 3. Abréviation de permis de conduire. 4. Permis de circulation, billet gratuit.
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 permis
- permise feminine
- permises feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce permis?
- /pɛʁ.mi/
- \pɛʁ.mi\
- [pɛʁ.mi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to permis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is permis in French?
permis appears 100 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).