Which to use
“percibe” and “permite” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,195
- “percibe” frequency rank
- #900
- “permite” frequency rank
- 11095
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percibe | permite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de percibir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes percibe and permite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. percibe and permite follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses percibe with permite
A purely visual mix-up. percibe ([peɾˈsiβ̞e]) and permite ([peɾˈmit̪e]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11095, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
percibe is recorded at frequency rank #10,195, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈsiβ̞e]. permite is at rank #900, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪e].
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 11095, this pair ranks #296,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of percibe vs permite
Shared letters: eipr. Private to "percibe": bc. Private to "permite": mt.
"percibe" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "permite" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "percibe" and "permite" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "percibe" or "permite" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "percibe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #296,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percibe" and "permite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perciba vs percibe". 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 #296,288 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.