Which to use
“permanecen” and “permaneció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,564
- “permanecen” frequency rank
- #9,173
- “permaneció” frequency rank
- 17737
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permanecen | permaneció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 permanecen and permaneció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses permanecen with permaneció
A purely visual mix-up. permanecen ([peɾmaˈnesẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17737, 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]. 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 17737, this pair ranks #270,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permanecen vs permaneció
Shared letters: acemnpr. Private to "permanecen": -. Private to "permaneció": ió.
"permanecen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "permaneció" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- permanecen ← eprmanecen · pemranecen · peramnecen · permaencen · permanceen · permaneccen · permanecenn · permanecne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permanecen" for "permaneció" ever safe?
Which is more common, "permanecen" or "permaneció"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "permanecen" 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 #270,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permanecen" and "permaneció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permanecen vs permanecerán". 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 #270,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.