Which to use
“permite” is a verb and “petite” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #900
- “permite” frequency rank
- #48,593
- “petite” frequency rank
- 49493
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permite | petite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. | Forma del femenino singular de petit. |
Where the eye mixes permite and petite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: permite vs petite
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: permite is [peɾˈmit̪e] while petite is /pə.tit/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49493, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permite is recorded at frequency rank #900, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪e]. petite is at rank #48,593, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pə.tit/.
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 49493, this pair ranks #108,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permite vs petite
Shared letters: eipt. Private to "permite": mr. Private to "petite": -.
"permite" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "petite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "permite" and "petite" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "permite" vs "petite" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "permite" and "petite" 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 "petite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permite" and "petite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patita vs petite". 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 #108,538 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.