permitieravspermitirConfusable pair

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.

10 ch
permitiera
8 ch
permitir

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?
No. They are said differently ([peɾmiˈt̪jeɾa] versus [peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "permitiera" vs "permitir" - which ranks higher?
"permitir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,411 in our Spanish list, against #16,176 for "permitiera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list