paraísosvspermisosWhich spelling fits?

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“paraísos” and “permisos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,138
“paraísos” frequency rank
#8,566
“permisos” frequency rank
30704
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature paraísos permisos
Definition Forma del plural de paraíso. Forma del plural de permiso.

Where the eye mixes paraísos and permisos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

8 ch
paraísos
8 ch
permisos

Look-alike desk: paraísos vs permisos

A purely visual mix-up. paraísos ([paɾaˈisos]) and permisos ([peɾˈmisos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

paraísos is recorded at frequency rank #22,138, classified as anoun, pronounced [paɾaˈisos]. permisos is at rank #8,566, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈmisos].

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 30704, this pair ranks #210,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of paraísos vs permisos

Shared letters: oprs. Private to "paraísos": . Private to "permisos": eim.

"paraísos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC  ·  "permisos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • permisoseprmisos · pemrisos · perimsos · permioss · permisoss · permissos · permmisos · permsios

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "paraísos" and "permisos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([paɾaˈisos] versus [peɾˈmisos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "paraísos" or "permisos"?
"permisos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,566 in our Spanish list, against #22,138 for "paraísos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "paraísos" and "permisos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "paraísos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "permisos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #210,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "paraísos" and "permisos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pericos vs permisos". 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 #210,701 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list