permitamosvspermitasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,367
“permitamos” frequency rank
#26,177
“permitas” frequency rank
70544
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature permitamos permitas
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) 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 permitamos and permitas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. permitamos runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against permitas's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
permitamos
8 ch
permitas

Look-alike desk: permitamos vs permitas

A purely visual mix-up. permitamos ([peɾmiˈt̪amos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

permitamos is recorded at frequency rank #44,367, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪amos]. 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 70544, this pair ranks #29,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of permitamos vs permitas

Shared letters: aeimprst. Private to "permitamos": o. Private to "permitas": -.

"permitamos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "permitas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • permitamos ← eprmitamos · pemritamos · perimtamos · permiatmos · permitammos · permitamoss · permitamso · permitaoms
  • permitas ← eprmitas · pemritas · perimtas · permiats · permitass · permitsa · permittas · permmitas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "permitamos" and "permitas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peɾmiˈt̪amos] versus [peɾˈmit̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "permitamos" vs "permitas" - which ranks higher?
"permitas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,177 in our Spanish list, against #44,367 for "permitamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "permitamos" and "permitas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "permitamos" 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 #29,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "permitamos" 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 #29,441 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