permiso

[peɾˈmiso]

/[peɾˈmiso]/ noun

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The verdict

“permiso” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,693. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,693
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Consentimiento o beneplácito que se otorga a alguien para hacer, disponer o decir algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-permiso · permiso · Spanish

permiso · rank #1,693 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,693
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pasan

Nearest frequency peer: pasan (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “permiso”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “permiso” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

permiso vs perso
71% similar
permiso vs permite
71% similar
permiso vs permita
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for permiso
PropertyValue
Headwordpermiso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɾˈmiso]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,693
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “permiso”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).permisocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pasan” (#1,692), “presentación” (#1,694), “parecía” (#1,691). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “permiso” va en #1,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around permiso (IPA [peɾˈmiso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,693 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for permiso, with forms such as "eprmiso", "pemriso", and "perimso". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "perso", "permite", "permita", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is permiso, spelled P-E-R-M-I-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Consentimiento o beneplácito que se otorga a alguien para hacer, disponer o decir algo.
  2. 2
    Autorización que se concede para abandonar una actividad.
  3. 3
    Margen de tolerancia que se permite en la acuñación de monedas entre su peso efectivo y el que formalmente deben tener.
  4. 4
    Venia o autorización para ejercer algún oficio conforme a la ley.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how permiso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Después le pedí permiso y puse uno de aquellos discos de blues y aunque no sabía nada de inglés me di cuenta que el cantaba con esa voz ronca y negra se sentía exactamente igual que yo.
  2. Mi jefe me ha dado cinco días de permiso.

Synonyms

consentimientolicenciaconcesión

Antonyms

prohibición

This word in other languages

permission(English)permission(Français)licença(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprmiso
  • pemriso
  • perimso
  • permios
  • permisso
  • permmiso
  • permsio
  • perrmiso
  • ppermiso
  • premiso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of permiso - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eprmiso2pemriso2perimso2permios2permisso1permmiso1permsio2perrmiso1
Edit distance from "permiso"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "permiso"?
"permiso" is spelled P-E-R-M-I-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾˈmiso].
What does "permiso" mean?
As a noun, "permiso" means: Consentimiento o beneplácito que se otorga a alguien para hacer, disponer o decir algo.
What words are commonly confused with "permiso"?
"permiso" is commonly confused with "perso", "permite", "permita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "permiso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "permiso" is [peɾˈmiso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "permiso" come from?
"permiso" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "permiso", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

parecía#1,691privada#1,695regreso#1,700explica#1,677

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

abierta10 variantscorrecto10 variantsaspecto10 variantsdecreto10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list