Which to use
“permites” and “permitir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,178
- “permites” frequency rank
- #2,411
- “permitir” frequency rank
- 28589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permites | permitir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. | Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo. |
Where the eye mixes permites and permitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. permites and permitir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between permites and permitir
A purely visual mix-up. permites ([peɾˈmit̪es]) and permitir ([peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]) 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 28589, 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]. permitir is at rank #2,411, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪iɾ].
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 28589, this pair ranks #221,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permites vs permitir
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permites": s. Private to "permitir": -.
"permites" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permitir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permites" for "permitir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "permites" vs "permitir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "permites" and "permitir" 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 "permitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #221,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permites" and "permitir" 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 #221,258 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.