Which to use
“permis” is an adjective and “permises” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #827
- “permis” frequency rank
- #36,529
- “permises” frequency rank
- 37356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permis | permises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas interdit. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de permettre. |
Where the eye mixes permis and permises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses permis with permises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: permis is \pɛʁ.mi\ while permises is \pɛʁ.miz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “permis” sits inside “permises”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permis is recorded at frequency rank #827, classified as anadj, pronounced \pɛʁ.mi\. permises is at rank #36,529, tagged as averb, pronounced \pɛʁ.miz\.
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 37356, this pair ranks #263,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permis vs permises
Shared letters: eimprs. Private to "permis": -. Private to "permises": -.
"permis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "permises" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permis" and "permises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "permis" or "permises"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "permis" and "permises" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,057 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permis" and "permises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "périmés vs permises". 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 #263,057 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.