Which to use
“permanecer” and “permaneció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,102
- “permanecer” frequency rank
- #9,173
- “permaneció” frequency rank
- 13275
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permanecer | permaneció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Conservar el estado, continuar la situación sin cambios. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de permanecer. |
Where the eye mixes permanecer and permaneció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: permanecer vs permaneció
A purely visual mix-up. permanecer ([peɾmaneˈseɾ]) 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 13275, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permanecer is recorded at frequency rank #4,102, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmaneˈseɾ]. 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 13275, this pair ranks #288,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permanecer vs permaneció
Shared letters: acemnpr. Private to "permanecer": -. Private to "permaneció": ió.
"permanecer" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "permaneció" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- permanecer ← eprmanecer · pemranecer · peramnecer · permaencer · permanceer · permaneccer · permanecerr · permanecre
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "permanecer" and "permaneció" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "permanecer" or "permaneció" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "permanecer" 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 #288,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permanecer" and "permaneció" 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 #288,454 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.