Which to use
“permite” and “permiten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #900
- “permite” frequency rank
- #2,739
- “permiten” frequency rank
- 3639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permite | permiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 permite and permiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses permite with permiten
A purely visual mix-up. permite ([peɾˈmit̪e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “permite” sits inside “permiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permite is recorded at frequency rank #900, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪e]. 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 3639, this pair ranks #317,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permite vs permiten
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permite": -. Private to "permiten": n.
"permite" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "permiten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "permite" and "permiten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "permite" or "permiten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "permite" and "permiten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permite" 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 #317,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permite" and "permiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permite 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 #317,886 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.