Which to use
“permitas” and “permites” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,177
- “permitas” frequency rank
- #26,178
- “permites” frequency rank
- 52355
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitas | permites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitas and permites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. permitas and permites 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 permites
A purely visual mix-up. permitas ([peɾˈmit̪as]) and permites ([peɾˈmit̪es]) 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 “permitas” becomes e in “permites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52355, 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]. permites is at rank #26,178, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪es].
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 52355, this pair ranks #93,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitas vs permites
Shared letters: eimprst. Private to "permitas": a. Private to "permites": -.
"permitas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permites" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permitas" for "permites" ever safe?
Frequency check: "permitas" vs "permites" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "permitas" and "permites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitas" and "permites" 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 #93,114 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.