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Which to use

“permita” and “permitas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,185
“permita” frequency rank
#26,177
“permitas” frequency rank
30362
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature permita permitas
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse.

Where the eye mixes permita and permitas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
permita
8 ch
permitas

Look-alike desk: permita vs permitas

A purely visual mix-up. permita ([peɾˈmit̪a]) and permitas ([peɾˈmit̪as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “permita” sits inside “permitas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

permita is recorded at frequency rank #4,185, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪a]. permitas is at rank #26,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪as].

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 30362, this pair ranks #212,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of permita vs permitas

Shared letters: aeimprt. Private to "permita": -. Private to "permitas": s.

"permita" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "permitas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • permitaeprmita · pemrita · perimta · permiat · permitta · permmita · permtia · perrmita
  • permitaseprmitas · pemritas · perimtas · permiats · permitass · permitsa · permittas · permmitas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "permita" for "permitas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾˈmit̪a] versus [peɾˈmit̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "permita" or "permitas" show up more?
"permita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,185 in our Spanish list, against #26,177 for "permitas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "permita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "permitas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #212,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "permita" and "permitas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitas 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 #212,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list