Which to use
“permiten” and “permites” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,739
- “permiten” frequency rank
- #26,178
- “permites” frequency rank
- 28917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permiten | permites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permiten and permites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. permiten and permites follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between permiten and permites
A purely visual mix-up. permiten ([peɾˈmit̪ẽn]) and permites ([peɾˈmit̪es]) 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 a single letter - n in “permiten” becomes s in “permites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permiten is recorded at frequency rank #2,739, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪ẽn]. permites is at rank #26,178, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪es].
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 28917, this pair ranks #219,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permiten vs permites
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permiten": n. Private to "permites": s.
"permiten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permites" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permiten" and "permites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "permiten" vs "permites" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "permiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permiten" and "permites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permites vs permitiese". 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 #219,589 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.