Which to use
“Perm” is a name and “PRG” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,397
- “Perm” frequency rank
- #34,262
- “PRG” frequency rank
- 67659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Perm | PRG |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ville de la Russie européenne, située au pied des monts Oural. | Abréviation de pouvoir de réchauffement global. |
Where the eye mixes Perm and PRG
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Perm vs PRG
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Perm is \pɛʁm\ while PRG is \pe.ɛʁ.ʒe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Perm is recorded at frequency rank #33,397, classified as aname, pronounced \pɛʁm\. PRG is at rank #34,262, tagged as anoun, pronounced \pe.ɛʁ.ʒe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 67659, this pair ranks #62,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Perm vs PRG
Shared letters: pr. Private to "Perm": em. Private to "PRG": g.
"Perm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "PRG" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Perm ← eprm · pemr · permm · perrm · pperm
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Perm" for "PRG" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "Perm" or "PRG" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Perm" and "PRG" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Perm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "PRG" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Perm" and "PRG" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "prep vs PRG". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #62,432 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.