permitir

[peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]

/[peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“permitir” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,411. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,411
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-permitir · permitir · Spanish

permitir · rank #2,411 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,411
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pasión

Nearest frequency peer: pasión (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “permitir”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “permitir” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

permitir vs permito
75% similar
permitir vs permitirá
89% similar
permitir vs persistir
78% similar

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

Key facts for permitir
PropertyValue
Headwordpermitir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,411
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “permitir” en la frecuencia del español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).permitircae 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 “pasión” (#2,410), “pieza” (#2,412), “paga” (#2,409). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around permitir (IPA [peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,411 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for permitir, with forms such as "eprmitir", "pemritir", and "perimtir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "permito", "permitirá", "persistir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is permitir, spelled P-E-R-M-I-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo.
  2. 2
    No impedir lo que se pudiera o debiera evitar.
  3. 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. 4
    No impedir Dios algo malo, aunque sin voluntad directa de ello.
  5. 5
    Posibilitar, facilitar, viabilizar.

Synonyms

aprobarautorizardejar

Antonyms

desaprobarprohibirdetenerinterrumpir

This word in other languages

allow(English)permettre(Français)erlauben(Deutsch)consentir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprmitir
  • pemritir
  • perimtir
  • permiitr
  • permitirr
  • permitri
  • permittir
  • permmitir
  • permtiir
  • perrmitir
  • ppermitir
  • premitir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of permitir - 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.

eprmitir2pemritir2perimtir2permiitr2permitirr1permitri2permittir1permmitir1
Edit distance from "permitir"

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 "permitir"?
"permitir" is spelled P-E-R-M-I-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [peɾmiˈt̪iɾ].
What does "permitir" mean?
As a verb, "permitir" means: Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo.
What words are commonly confused with "permitir"?
"permitir" is commonly confused with "permito", "permitirá", "persistir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "permitir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "permitir" is [peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "permitir" come from?
"permitir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

paciente#2,408poniendo#2,415positivo#2,416reciente#2,419

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

regresar12 variantsreserva12 variantsdignidad12 variantsvariedad12 variants

What to do next

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  • "permitir" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "permito". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,411 among Spanish headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more Spanish words in the "P" letter cohort. P–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list