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“permita” and “permite” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,185
- “permita” frequency rank
- #900
- “permite” frequency rank
- 5085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permita | permite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permita and permite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: permita vs permite
A purely visual mix-up. permita ([peɾˈmit̪a]) and permite ([peɾˈmit̪e]) 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 a single letter - a in “permita” becomes e in “permite”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5085, 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]. 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 5085, this pair ranks #314,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permita vs permite
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permita": a. Private to "permite": -.
"permita" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "permite" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "permita" 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 #314,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permita" and "permite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permita 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 #314,540 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.