permitidasvspermitiránWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: permitidas is a participle, permitirán is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“permitidas” is a participle and “permitirán” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#27,717
“permitidas” frequency rank
#17,512
“permitirán” frequency rank
45229
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature permitidas permitirán
Definition Forma del femenino plural de permitido, participio de permitir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set permitidas and permitirán apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
permitidas
10 ch
permitirán

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: permitidas is [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞as] while permitirán is [peɾmit̪iˈɾãn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45229, 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]. permitirán is at rank #17,512, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmit̪iˈɾãn].

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 45229, this pair ranks #132,636 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of permitidas vs permitirán

Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitidas": ads. Private to "permitirán": .

"permitidas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "permitirán" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • permitidaseprmitidas · pemritidas · perimtidas · permiitdas · permitdias · permitiads · permitidass · permitiddas

Frequency comparison

permitidas#27,717
permitirán#17,512

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "permitidas" and "permitirán" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "permitidas" is a participle and "permitirán" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "permitidas" or "permitirán"?
"permitirán" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,512 in our Spanish list, against #27,717 for "permitidas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering permitidas vs permitirán

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “permitidas”; for a verb, it's “permitirán”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “permitidas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list