Which to use
“permitidas” is a participle and “permitirá” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,717
- “permitidas” frequency rank
- #6,097
- “permitirá” frequency rank
- 33814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitidas | permitirá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de permitido, participio de permitir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitidas and permitirá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. permitidas runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against permitirá's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses permitidas with permitirá
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: permitidas is [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞as] while permitirá is [peɾmit̪iˈɾa]. 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 33814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permitidas is recorded at frequency rank #27,717, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞as]. permitirá is at rank #6,097, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmit̪iˈɾa].
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 33814, this pair ranks #194,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitidas vs permitirá
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitidas": ads. Private to "permitirá": á.
"permitidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "permitirá" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitidas ← eprmitidas · pemritidas · perimtidas · permiitdas · permitdias · permitiads · permitidass · permitiddas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitidas" and "permitirá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "permitidas" or "permitirá"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "permitidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitirá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitidas" and "permitirá" 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 #194,750 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.