Which to use
“permaneció” is a verb and “permanencia” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,173
- “permaneció” frequency rank
- #8,565
- “permanencia” frequency rank
- 17738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permaneció | permanencia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de permanecer. | Duración firme, constancia, perseverancia, estabilidad o inmutabilidad. |
Where the eye mixes permaneció and permanencia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. permaneció runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVV) against permanencia's 11 (CVCCVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between permaneció and permanencia
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: permaneció is [peɾmaneˈsjo] while permanencia is [peɾmaˈnẽnsja]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permaneció is recorded at frequency rank #9,173, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmaneˈsjo]. permanencia is at rank #8,565, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɾmaˈnẽnsja].
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 17738, this pair ranks #270,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permaneció vs permanencia
Shared letters: aceimnpr. Private to "permaneció": ó. Private to "permanencia": -.
"permaneció" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV · "permanencia" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- permanencia ← eprmanencia · pemranencia · peramnencia · permaenncia · permanecnia · permanencai · permanenccia · permanenica
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permaneció" for "permanencia" ever safe?
Frequency check: "permaneció" vs "permanencia" - which ranks higher?
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 "permaneció" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permanencia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #270,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permaneció" and "permanencia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permanencia vs pertinencia". 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 #270,910 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.