Which to use
“permitían” and “permitieran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,787
- “permitían” frequency rank
- #33,273
- “permitieran” frequency rank
- 51060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitían | permitieran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitían and permitieran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. permitían runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against permitieran's 11 (CVCCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses permitían with permitieran
A purely visual mix-up. permitían ([peɾmiˈt̪iãn]) and permitieran ([peɾmiˈt̪jeɾãn]) 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 51060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permitían is recorded at frequency rank #17,787, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪iãn]. permitieran is at rank #33,273, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪jeɾãn].
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 51060, this pair ranks #99,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitían vs permitieran
Shared letters: aeimnprt. Private to "permitían": í. Private to "permitieran": -.
"permitían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "permitieran" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitieran ← eprmitieran · pemritieran · perimtieran · permiiteran · permiteiran · permitiearn · permitierann · permitierna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitían" and "permitieran" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "permitían" or "permitieran"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "permitían" and "permitieran" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitieran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitían" and "permitieran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitieran vs permitirían". 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 #99,882 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.