Which to use
“permitida” is a participle and “permitiera” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,762
- “permitida” frequency rank
- #16,176
- “permitiera” frequency rank
- 36938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitida | permitiera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de permitido, participio de permitir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitida and permitiera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses permitida with permitiera
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: permitida is [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞a] while permitiera is [peɾmiˈt̪jeɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36938, 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]. permitiera is at rank #16,176, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪jeɾa].
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 36938, this pair ranks #177,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitida vs permitiera
Shared letters: aeimprt. Private to "permitida": d. Private to "permitiera": -.
"permitida" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "permitiera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitida ← eprmitida · pemritida · perimtida · permiitda · permitdia · permitiad · permitidda · permittida
- permitiera ← eprmitiera · pemritiera · perimtiera · permiitera · permiteira · permitiear · permitierra · permitirea
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permitida" for "permitiera" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "permitida" or "permitiera" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "permitiera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitida" and "permitiera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitiera vs permitiese". 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 #177,985 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.