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“permitas” and “permiten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,177
- “permitas” frequency rank
- #2,739
- “permiten” frequency rank
- 28916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitas | permiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 permitas and permiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. permitas 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: permitas vs permiten
A purely visual mix-up. permitas ([peɾˈmit̪as]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permitas is recorded at frequency rank #26,177, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪as]. 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 28916, this pair ranks #219,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitas vs permiten
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitas": as. Private to "permiten": n.
"permitas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permiten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitas" and "permiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "permitas" vs "permiten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitas" 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 #219,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitas" and "permiten" 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 #219,591 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.