Which to use
“permiso” is a noun and “permite” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,693
- “permiso” frequency rank
- #900
- “permite” frequency rank
- 2593
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permiso | permite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Consentimiento o beneplácito que se otorga a alguien para hacer, disponer o decir algo. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permiso and permite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: permiso vs permite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: permiso is [peɾˈmiso] while permite is [peɾˈmit̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2593, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permiso is recorded at frequency rank #1,693, classified as anoun, pronounced [peɾˈmiso]. permite is at rank #900, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪e].
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 2593, this pair ranks #320,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permiso vs permite
Shared letters: eimpr. Private to "permiso": os. Private to "permite": t.
"permiso" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "permite" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permiso" for "permite" ever safe?
Which is more common, "permiso" or "permite"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "permiso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permiso" and "permite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permite vs permuta". 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 #320,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.