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.
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?
Frequency check: "permitamos" vs "permitas" - which ranks higher?
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.