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“permitían” and “permitirán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,787
- “permitían” frequency rank
- #17,512
- “permitirán” frequency rank
- 35299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitían | permitirán |
|---|---|---|
| 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 futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitían and permitirán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. permitían runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVVC) against permitirán's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: permitían vs permitirán
A purely visual mix-up. permitían ([peɾmiˈt̪iãn]) and permitirán ([peɾmit̪iˈɾãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35299, 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]. permitirán is at rank #17,512, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmit̪iˈɾãn].
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 35299, this pair ranks #186,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitían vs permitirán
Shared letters: eimnprt. Private to "permitían": aí. Private to "permitirán": á.
"permitían" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVVC · "permitirán" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "permitían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitirán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #186,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitían" and "permitirán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitían vs permitiré". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #186,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.