Which to use
“perdió” and “permito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,873
- “perdió” frequency rank
- #18,931
- “permito” frequency rank
- 20804
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | perdió | permito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de perder o de perderse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes perdió and permito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: perdió vs permito
A purely visual mix-up. perdió ([peɾˈð̞jo]) and permito ([peɾˈmit̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20804, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
perdió is recorded at frequency rank #1,873, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈð̞jo]. permito is at rank #18,931, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪o].
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 20804, this pair ranks #257,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of perdió vs permito
Shared letters: eipr. Private to "perdió": dó. Private to "permito": mot.
"perdió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "permito" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- permito ← eprmito · pemrito · perimto · permiot · permitto · permmito · permtio · perrmito
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "perdió" and "permito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "perdió" or "permito"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "perdió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "perdió" and "permito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permito vs permuta". 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 #257,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.