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.
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?
Frequency check: "permitas" vs "permitían" - which ranks higher?
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.