Which to use
“permites” and “permitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,178
- “permites” frequency rank
- #3,729
- “permitió” frequency rank
- 29907
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permites | permitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permites and permitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: permites vs permitió
A purely visual mix-up. permites ([peɾˈmit̪es]) and permitió ([peɾmiˈt̪jo]) 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 29907, 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]. permitió is at rank #3,729, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪jo].
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 29907, this pair ranks #214,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permites vs permitió
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permites": s. Private to "permitió": ó.
"permites" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permitió" · 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 "permitió" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "permites" and "permitió" 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 "permitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permites" and "permitió" 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 #214,658 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.