permitir
Spanish, verb/peɾmiˈtiɾ/
permitir is spelled P-E-R-M-I-T-I-R (8 letters) and appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,389th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Permitir is a Spanish verb meaning “to allow, permit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo”.
What does permitir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to allow, permit
No les permitieron ir.
- 2
to afford, to allow
No puedo permitirme comprarlo.
- 3
to indulge in
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo. 2. No impedir lo que se pudiera o debiera evitar. 3. En las escuelas y en la oratoria, conceder algo como si fuese verdadero, o por no hacer al caso de la cuestión o asunto principal, o por la facilidad con que se comprende su respuesta o solución. 4. No impedir Dios algo malo, aunque sin voluntad directa de ello.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of permitir
- permito first-person present singular
- permití first-person preterite singular
- permitido participle past
- permitiendo gerund
- permitida feminine participle past
- permitidos masculine participle past
- permitidas feminine participle past
- permites indicative informal present
- permitís indicative informal present
- permite indicative present singular
- permitimos first-person indicative plural
- permiten indicative plural present
- permitía first-person imperfect indicative
- permitías imperfect indicative second-person
- permitíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- permitíais imperfect indicative plural
- permitían imperfect indicative plural
- permitiste indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce permitir?
- /peɾmiˈtiɾ/
- [peɾ.miˈt̪iɾ]
- [peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to permitir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is permitir in Spanish?
permitir appears 35 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).