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

#26,177
“permitas” frequency rank
#3,729
“permitió” frequency rank
29906
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature permitas permitió
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse.

Where the eye mixes permitas and permitió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
permitas
8 ch
permitió

Look-alike desk: permitas vs permitió

A purely visual mix-up. permitas ([peɾˈmit̪as]) and permitió ([peɾmiˈt̪jo]) 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 29906, 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]. permitió is at rank #3,729, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪jo].

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 29906, this pair ranks #214,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of permitas vs permitió

Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitas": as. Private to "permitió": ó.

"permitas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "permitió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • permitaseprmitas · pemritas · perimtas · permiats · permitass · permitsa · permittas · permmitas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "permitas" and "permitió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peɾˈmit̪as] versus [peɾmiˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "permitas" vs "permitió" - which ranks higher?
"permitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,729 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.

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 "permitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #214,667 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "permitas" and "permitió" 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 #214,667 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