Which to use
“permitiera” and “permitir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,176
- “permitiera” frequency rank
- #2,411
- “permitir” frequency rank
- 18587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitiera | permitir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. | Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo. |
Where the eye mixes permitiera and permitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. permitiera runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVVCV) against permitir's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: permitiera vs permitir
A purely visual mix-up. permitiera ([peɾmiˈt̪jeɾa]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18587, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permitiera is recorded at frequency rank #16,176, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪jeɾa]. 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 18587, this pair ranks #267,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permitiera vs permitir
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitiera": a. Private to "permitir": -.
"permitiera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV · "permitir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitiera ← eprmitiera · pemritiera · perimtiera · permiitera · permiteira · permitiear · permitierra · permitirea
- permitir ← eprmitir · pemritir · perimtir · permiitr · permitirr · permitri · permittir · permmitir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitiera" and "permitir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "permitiera" vs "permitir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitiera" 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 #267,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitiera" and "permitir" 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 #267,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.