Which to use
“percibió” and “permitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,766
- “percibió” frequency rank
- #3,729
- “permitió” frequency rank
- 37495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | percibió | permitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de percibir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes percibió and permitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. percibió and permitió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between percibió and permitió
A purely visual mix-up. percibió ([peɾsiˈβ̞jo]) and permitió ([peɾmiˈt̪jo]) 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 37495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
percibió is recorded at frequency rank #33,766, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾsiˈβ̞jo]. permitió is at rank #3,729, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪jo].
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 37495, this pair ranks #175,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of percibió vs permitió
Shared letters: eipró. Private to "percibió": bc. Private to "permitió": mt.
"percibió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "permitió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "percibió" for "permitió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "percibió" or "permitió"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "percibió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "percibió" and "permitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "perciba vs percibió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #175,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.