Which to use
“permitan” and “permitas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,937
- “permitan” frequency rank
- #26,177
- “permitas” frequency rank
- 33114
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitan | permitas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) 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 permitan and permitas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. permitan and permitas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: permitan vs permitas
A purely visual mix-up. permitan ([peɾˈmit̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “permitan” becomes s in “permitas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33114, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permitan is recorded at frequency rank #6,937, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪ãn]. 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 33114, this pair ranks #198,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitan vs permitas
Shared letters: aeimprt. Private to "permitan": n. Private to "permitas": s.
"permitan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permitas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "permitan" and "permitas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitan" 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 #198,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitan" 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 #198,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.