Which to use
“permitido” and “permitimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,506
- “permitido” frequency rank
- #22,453
- “permitimos” frequency rank
- 25959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitido | permitimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de permitir. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitido and permitimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. permitido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against permitimos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: permitido vs permitimos
A purely visual mix-up. permitido ([peɾmiˈt̪ið̞o]) and permitimos ([peɾmiˈt̪imos]) 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 25959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permitido is recorded at frequency rank #3,506, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪ið̞o]. permitimos is at rank #22,453, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪imos].
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 25959, this pair ranks #233,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitido vs permitimos
Shared letters: eimoprt. Private to "permitido": d. Private to "permitimos": s.
"permitido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "permitimos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitido ← eprmitido · pemritido · perimtido · permiitdo · permitdio · permitiddo · permitiod · permittido
- permitimos ← eprmitimos · pemritimos · perimtimos · permiitmos · permitimmos · permitimoss · permitimso · permitioms
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "permitido" and "permitimos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "permitido" or "permitimos"?
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 "permitido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitido" and "permitimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitamos vs permitimos". 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 #233,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.