Which to use
“permitida” is a participle and “permitido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,762
- “permitida” frequency rank
- #3,506
- “permitido” frequency rank
- 24268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitida | permitido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de permitido, participio de permitir. | Participio de permitir. |
Where the eye mixes permitida and permitido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses permitida with permitido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: permitida is [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞a] while permitido is [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “permitida” becomes o in “permitido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24268, 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]. permitido is at rank #3,506, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞o].
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 24268, this pair ranks #241,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitida vs permitido
Shared letters: deimprt. Private to "permitida": a. Private to "permitido": o.
"permitida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "permitido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitida" and "permitido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "permitida" vs "permitido" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitida" and "permitido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitida vs permitiré". 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 #241,948 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.