Which to use
“permitan” and “permitían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,937
- “permitan” frequency rank
- #17,787
- “permitían” frequency rank
- 24724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitan | permitían |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitan and permitían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. permitan runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against permitían's 9 (CVCCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: permitan vs permitían
A purely visual mix-up. permitan ([peɾˈmit̪ãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24724, 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]. 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 24724, this pair ranks #239,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitan vs permitían
Shared letters: aeimnprt. Private to "permitan": -. Private to "permitían": í.
"permitan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permitían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitan ← eprmitan · pemritan · perimtan · permiatn · permitann · permitna · permittan · permmitan
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permitan" for "permitían" ever safe?
Which is more common, "permitan" or "permitían"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitan" 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 #239,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitan" 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 #239,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.