Which to use
“permitido” and “permitir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,506
- “permitido” frequency rank
- #2,411
- “permitir” frequency rank
- 5917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitido | permitir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de permitir. | Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo. |
Where the eye mixes permitido and permitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. permitido runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against permitir's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: permitido vs permitir
A purely visual mix-up. permitido ([peɾmiˈt̪ið̞o]) and permitir ([peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]) 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 5917, 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]. permitir is at rank #2,411, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪iɾ].
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 5917, this pair ranks #312,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permitido vs permitir
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitido": do. Private to "permitir": -.
"permitido" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "permitir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitido" and "permitir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "permitido" or "permitir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #312,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitido" and "permitir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitido 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 #312,297 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.