permanente
Portuguese, noun/peʁ.maˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
permanente is spelled P-E-R-M-A-N-E-N-T-E (10 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 2,772nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Permanente is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “permanent hair straightening” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ondulação artificial no cabelo”.
What does permanente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepermanent (without end)
- 2
femininemasculinepermanent (lasting for an indefinitely long time)
noun
- 1
femininepermanent hair straightening
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que permanece
noun: 1. ondulação artificial no cabelo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of permanente
- permanentes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce permanente?
- Brazil /peʁ.maˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
- Brazil [peɦ.maˈnẽ.t͡ʃi]
- /peɾ.maˈnẽ.t͡ʃi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to permanente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is permanente in Portuguese?
permanente appears 32 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).