Which to use
“permite” and “permitir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #900
- “permite” frequency rank
- #2,411
- “permitir” frequency rank
- 3311
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permite | permitir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. | Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo. |
Where the eye mixes permite and permitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: permite vs permitir
A purely visual mix-up. permite ([peɾˈmit̪e]) and permitir ([peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]) 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 3311, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permite is recorded at frequency rank #900, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪e]. permitir is at rank #2,411, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪iɾ].
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 3311, this pair ranks #318,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permite vs permitir
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permite": -. Private to "permitir": -.
"permite" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "permitir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permite" for "permitir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "permite" vs "permitir" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "permite" and "permitir" 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 "permitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #318,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permite" and "permitir" 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 #318,582 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.