percibidavspermitidaConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,716
“percibida” frequency rank
#20,762
“permitida” frequency rank
48478
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature percibida permitida
Definition Forma del femenino de percibido, participio de percibir. Forma del femenino de permitido, participio de permitir.

Where the eye mixes percibida and permitida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
percibida
9 ch
permitida

Look-alike desk: percibida vs permitida

A purely visual mix-up. percibida ([peɾsiˈβ̞ið̞a]) and permitida ([peɾmiˈt̪ið̞a]) 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 48478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

percibida is recorded at frequency rank #27,716, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peɾsiˈβ̞ið̞a]. permitida is at rank #20,762, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞a].

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 48478, this pair ranks #114,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of percibida vs permitida

Shared letters: adeipr. Private to "percibida": bc. Private to "permitida": mt.

"percibida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "permitida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • percibidaeprcibida · pecribida · percbiida · perccibida · percibbida · percibdia · percibiad · percibidda
  • permitidaeprmitida · pemritida · perimtida · permiitda · permitdia · permitiad · permitidda · permittida

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "percibida" and "permitida" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peɾsiˈβ̞ið̞a] versus [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "percibida" vs "permitida" - which ranks higher?
"permitida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,762 in our Spanish list, against #27,716 for "percibida". 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 "percibida" and "permitida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "percibida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "permitida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #114,271 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "percibida" and "permitida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perciba vs percibida". 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 #114,271 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