Which to use
“permitan” and “permiten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,937
- “permitan” frequency rank
- #2,739
- “permiten” frequency rank
- 9676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitan | permiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitan and permiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. permitan and permiten 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 permiten
A purely visual mix-up. permitan ([peɾˈmit̪ãn]) and permiten ([peɾˈmit̪ẽn]) 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 “permitan” becomes e in “permiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9676, 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]. permiten is at rank #2,739, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪ẽn].
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 9676, this pair ranks #301,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permitan vs permiten
Shared letters: eimnprt. Private to "permitan": a. Private to "permiten": -.
"permitan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permiten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "permitan" and "permiten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "permitan" vs "permiten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "permitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitan" and "permiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitan 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 #301,179 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.