Which to use
“permaneció” and “perteneció” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,173
- “permaneció” frequency rank
- #19,525
- “perteneció” frequency rank
- 28698
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permaneció | perteneció |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de permanecer. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pertenecer. |
Where the eye mixes permaneció and perteneció
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. permaneció and perteneció follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between permaneció and perteneció
A purely visual mix-up. permaneció ([peɾmaneˈsjo]) and perteneció ([peɾt̪eneˈsjo]) 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 28698, 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]. perteneció is at rank #19,525, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾt̪eneˈsjo].
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 28698, this pair ranks #220,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permaneció vs perteneció
Shared letters: ceinpró. Private to "permaneció": am. Private to "perteneció": t.
"permaneció" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV · "perteneció" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "permaneció" and "perteneció" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permaneció" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "perteneció" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permaneció" and "perteneció" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pertenecido vs perteneció". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #220,723 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.