Which to use
“permitida” and “permitidas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,762
- “permitida” frequency rank
- #27,717
- “permitidas” frequency rank
- 48479
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitida | permitidas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de permitido, participio de permitir. | Forma del femenino plural de permitido, participio de permitir. |
Where the eye mixes permitida and permitidas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses permitida with permitidas
A purely visual mix-up. permitida ([peɾmiˈt̪ið̞a]) and permitidas ([peɾmiˈt̪ið̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “permitida” sits inside “permitidas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48479, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permitida is recorded at frequency rank #20,762, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞a]. permitidas is at rank #27,717, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞as].
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 48479, this pair ranks #114,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitida vs permitidas
Shared letters: adeimprt. Private to "permitida": -. Private to "permitidas": s.
"permitida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "permitidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitida ← eprmitida · pemritida · perimtida · permiitda · permitdia · permitiad · permitidda · permittida
- permitidas ← eprmitidas · pemritidas · perimtidas · permiitdas · permitdias · permitiads · permitidass · permitiddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permitida" for "permitidas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "permitida" vs "permitidas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "permitida" and "permitidas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitidas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #114,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitida" and "permitidas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "percibidas vs permitidas". 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 #114,264 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.