Which to use
“permitan” and “permitir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,937
- “permitan” frequency rank
- #2,411
- “permitir” frequency rank
- 9348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitan | permitir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. | Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo. |
Where the eye mixes permitan and permitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses permitan with permitir
A purely visual mix-up. permitan ([peɾˈmit̪ãn]) and permitir ([peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9348, 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]. permitir is at rank #2,411, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪iɾ].
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 9348, this pair ranks #302,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permitan vs permitir
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitan": an. Private to "permitir": -.
"permitan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permitir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitan" and "permitir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "permitan" or "permitir"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitan" and "permitir" 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 #302,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.