permitesvspermitieseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“permites” and “permitiese” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,178
“permites” frequency rank
#49,187
“permitiese” frequency rank
75365
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature permites permitiese
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse.

Where the eye mixes permites and permitiese

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
permites
10 ch
permitiese

Visual trap between permites and permitiese

A purely visual mix-up. permites ([peɾˈmit̪es]) and permitiese ([peɾmiˈt̪jese]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75365, 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]. permitiese is at rank #49,187, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪jese].

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 75365, this pair ranks #19,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of permites vs permitiese

Shared letters: eimprst. Private to "permites": -. Private to "permitiese": -.

"permites" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "permitiese" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • permiteseprmites · pemrites · perimtes · permiets · permitess · permitse · permittes · permmites
  • permitieseeprmitiese · pemritiese · perimtiese · permiitese · permiteise · permitiece · permitiees · permitiesse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "permites" and "permitiese" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peɾˈmit̪es] versus [peɾmiˈt̪jese]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "permites" or "permitiese" show up more?
"permites" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,178 in our Spanish list, against #49,187 for "permitiese". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "permites" and "permitiese" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "permites" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "permitiese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #19,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "permites" and "permitiese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitiese vs permitiré". 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 #19,695 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list