Which to use
“permites” and “permitía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,178
- “permites” frequency rank
- #8,292
- “permitía” frequency rank
- 34470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permites | permitía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permites and permitía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. permites (CVCCVCVC) and permitía (CVCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between permites and permitía
A purely visual mix-up. permites ([peɾˈmit̪es]) and permitía ([peɾmiˈt̪ia]) 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 34470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permites is recorded at frequency rank #26,178, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪es]. permitía is at rank #8,292, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪ia].
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 34470, this pair ranks #191,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permites vs permitía
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permites": s. Private to "permitía": aí.
"permites" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permitía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- permites ← eprmites · pemrites · perimtes · permiets · permitess · permitse · permittes · permmites
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permites" for "permitía" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "permites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permites" and "permitía" 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 #191,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.