Which to use
“permanece” and “permanecía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,239
- “permanece” frequency rank
- #21,789
- “permanecía” frequency rank
- 27028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permanece | permanecía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permanecer. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de permanecer. |
Where the eye mixes permanece and permanecía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. permanece runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against permanecía's 10 (CVCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses permanece with permanecía
A purely visual mix-up. permanece ([peɾmaˈnese]) and permanecía ([peɾmaneˈsia]) 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 27028, 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]. permanecía is at rank #21,789, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmaneˈsia].
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 27028, this pair ranks #228,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permanece vs permanecía
Shared letters: acemnpr. Private to "permanece": -. Private to "permanecía": í.
"permanece" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "permanecía" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- permanece ← eprmanece · pemranece · peramnece · permaence · permancee · permanecce · permaneec · permanese
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permanece" and "permanecía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "permanece" or "permanecía"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "permanece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permanecía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permanece" and "permanecía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permanecería vs permanecía". 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 #228,806 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.