permitasvspermitíanConfusable pair

Which to use

“permitas” and “permitían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,177
“permitas” frequency rank
#17,787
“permitían” frequency rank
43964
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature permitas permitían
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 pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse.

Where the eye mixes permitas and permitían

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. permitas 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.

8 ch
permitas
9 ch
permitían

Look-alike desk: permitas vs permitían

A purely visual mix-up. permitas ([peɾˈmit̪as]) 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 43964, 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]. 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 43964, this pair ranks #139,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of permitas vs permitían

Shared letters: aeimprt. Private to "permitas": s. Private to "permitían": ní.

"permitas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "permitían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • permitas ← eprmitas · pemritas · perimtas · permiats · permitass · permitsa · permittas · permmitas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "permitas" and "permitían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([peɾˈmit̪as] versus [peɾmiˈt̪iãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "permitas" vs "permitían" - which ranks higher?
"permitían" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,787 in our Spanish list, against #26,177 for "permitas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "permitas" and "permitían" 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 "permitían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #139,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "permitas" and "permitían" 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 #139,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list