Which to use
“permita” and “permitían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,185
- “permita” frequency rank
- #17,787
- “permitían” frequency rank
- 21972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permita | permitían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permita and permitían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses permita with permitían
A purely visual mix-up. permita ([peɾˈmit̪a]) and permitían ([peɾmiˈt̪iãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21972, 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]. permitían is at rank #17,787, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪iãn].
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 21972, this pair ranks #252,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permita vs permitían
Shared letters: aeimprt. Private to "permita": -. Private to "permitían": ní.
"permita" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "permitían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permita ← eprmita · pemrita · perimta · permiat · permitta · permmita · permtia · perrmita
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "permita" and "permitían" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "permita" vs "permitían" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "permita" and "permitían" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permita" and "permitían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitían vs permitiré". 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 #252,493 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.