Which to use
“permanece” and “permaneció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,239
- “permanece” frequency rank
- #9,173
- “permaneció” frequency rank
- 14412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permanece | permaneció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permanecer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de permanecer. |
Where the eye mixes permanece and permaneció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. permanece runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against permaneció's 10 (CVCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between permanece and permaneció
A purely visual mix-up. permanece ([peɾmaˈnese]) and permaneció ([peɾmaneˈsjo]) 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 14412, 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]. permaneció is at rank #9,173, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmaneˈsjo].
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 14412, this pair ranks #284,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permanece vs permaneció
Shared letters: acemnpr. Private to "permanece": -. Private to "permaneció": ió.
"permanece" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "permaneció" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- permanece ← eprmanece · pemranece · peramnece · permaence · permancee · permanecce · permaneec · permanese
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "permanece" and "permaneció" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "permanece" vs "permaneció" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "permanece" and "permaneció" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permanece" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permaneció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #284,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permanece" and "permaneció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percance vs permanece". 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 #284,206 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.