Which to use
“percibido” and “permitido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,035
- “percibido” frequency rank
- #3,506
- “permitido” frequency rank
- 21541
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percibido | permitido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de percibir. | Participio de permitir. |
Where the eye mixes percibido and permitido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between percibido and permitido
A purely visual mix-up. percibido ([peɾsiˈβ̞ið̞o]) and permitido ([peɾmiˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 21541, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
percibido is recorded at frequency rank #18,035, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾsiˈβ̞ið̞o]. permitido is at rank #3,506, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞o].
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 21541, this pair ranks #254,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of percibido vs permitido
Shared letters: deiopr. Private to "percibido": bc. Private to "permitido": mt.
"percibido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "permitido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "percibido" and "permitido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "percibido" vs "permitido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "percibido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percibido" and "permitido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percibido vs percibiendo". 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 #254,465 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.