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“permanecen” and “permanecer” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,564
- “permanecen” frequency rank
- #4,102
- “permanecer” frequency rank
- 12666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permanecen | permanecer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permanecer. | Conservar el estado, continuar la situación sin cambios. |
Where the eye mixes permanecen and permanecer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. permanecen and permanecer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: permanecen vs permanecer
A purely visual mix-up. permanecen ([peɾmaˈnesẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “permanecen” becomes r in “permanecer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12666, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permanecen is recorded at frequency rank #8,564, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmaˈnesẽn]. 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 12666, this pair ranks #290,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permanecen vs permanecer
Shared letters: acemnpr. Private to "permanecen": -. Private to "permanecer": -.
"permanecen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "permanecer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permanecen ← eprmanecen · pemranecen · peramnecen · permaencen · permanceen · permaneccen · permanecenn · permanecne
- permanecer ← eprmanecer · pemranecer · peramnecer · permaencer · permanceer · permaneccer · permanecerr · permanecre
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "permanecen" 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 #290,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permanecen" 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 #290,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.