Which to use
“permitan” and “permitirán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,937
- “permitan” frequency rank
- #17,512
- “permitirán” frequency rank
- 24449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitan | permitirán |
|---|---|---|
| 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 futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitan and permitirán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. permitan runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against permitirán's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses permitan with permitirán
A purely visual mix-up. permitan ([peɾˈmit̪ãn]) and permitirán ([peɾmit̪iˈɾãn]) 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 24449, 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]. permitirán is at rank #17,512, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmit̪iˈɾãn].
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 24449, this pair ranks #241,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitan vs permitirán
Shared letters: eimnprt. Private to "permitan": a. Private to "permitirán": á.
"permitan" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permitirán" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitan ← eprmitan · pemritan · perimtan · permiatn · permitann · permitna · permittan · permmitan
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitan" and "permitirán" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "permitan" or "permitirán" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "permitirán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitan" and "permitirán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitirán 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 #241,132 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.