Which to use
“permitida” and “permitidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,762
- “permitida” frequency rank
- #18,930
- “permitidos” frequency rank
- 39692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitida | permitidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de permitido, participio de permitir. | Forma del plural de permitido, participio de permitir. |
Where the eye mixes permitida and permitidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between permitida and permitidos
A purely visual mix-up. permitida ([peɾmiˈt̪ið̞a]) and permitidos ([peɾmiˈt̪ið̞os]) 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 39692, 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]. permitidos is at rank #18,930, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞os].
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 39692, this pair ranks #163,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitida vs permitidos
Shared letters: deimprt. Private to "permitida": a. Private to "permitidos": os.
"permitida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "permitidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitida ← eprmitida · pemritida · perimtida · permiitda · permitdia · permitiad · permitidda · permittida
- permitidos ← eprmitidos · pemritidos · perimtidos · permiitdos · permitdios · permitiddos · permitidoss · permitidso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitida" and "permitidos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "permitida" or "permitidos"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitida" and "permitidos" 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 #163,154 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.