Which to use
“permanece” and “permanecer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,239
- “permanece” frequency rank
- #4,102
- “permanecer” frequency rank
- 9341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permanece | permanecer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permanecer. | Conservar el estado, continuar la situación sin cambios. |
Where the eye mixes permanece and permanecer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses permanece with permanecer
A purely visual mix-up. permanece ([peɾmaˈnese]) and permanecer ([peɾmaneˈseɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “permanece” sits inside “permanecer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9341, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permanece is recorded at frequency rank #5,239, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmaˈnese]. permanecer is at rank #4,102, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmaneˈseɾ].
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 9341, this pair ranks #302,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permanece vs permanecer
Shared letters: acemnpr. Private to "permanece": -. Private to "permanecer": -.
"permanece" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "permanecer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permanece ← eprmanece · pemranece · peramnece · permaence · permancee · permanecce · permaneec · permanese
- permanecer ← eprmanecer · pemranecer · peramnecer · permaencer · permanceer · permaneccer · permanecerr · permanecre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "permanece" and "permanecer" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "permanece" or "permanecer"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "permanece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permanecer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permanece" and "permanecer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permanecer vs permanecería". 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 #302,212 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.