Which to use
“permitía” and “permitir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,292
- “permitía” frequency rank
- #2,411
- “permitir” frequency rank
- 10703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitía | permitir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 permitía and permitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. permitía (CVCCVCVV) and permitir (CVCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between permitía and permitir
A purely visual mix-up. permitía ([peɾmiˈt̪ia]) 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 10703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permitía is recorded at frequency rank #8,292, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪ia]. 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 10703, this pair ranks #297,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permitía vs permitir
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitía": aí. Private to "permitir": -.
"permitía" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "permitir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitir ← eprmitir · pemritir · perimtir · permiitr · permitirr · permitri · permittir · permmitir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "permitía" and "permitir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "permitía" vs "permitir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "permitía" and "permitir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitía" 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 #297,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitía" and "permitir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitía vs permuta". 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 #297,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.