permitieravspermitiréConfusable pair

Which to use

“permitiera” and “permitiré” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,176
“permitiera” frequency rank
#43,772
“permitiré” frequency rank
59948
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature permitiera permitiré
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse.

Where the eye mixes permitiera and permitiré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

10 ch
permitiera
9 ch
permitiré

Why the eye confuses permitiera with permitiré

A purely visual mix-up. permitiera ([peɾmiˈt̪jeɾa]) and permitiré ([peɾmit̪iˈɾe]) 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 59948, 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]. permitiré is at rank #43,772, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmit̪iˈɾe].

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 59948, this pair ranks #60,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of permitiera vs permitiré

Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitiera": a. Private to "permitiré": é.

"permitiera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV  ·  "permitiré" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • permitieraeprmitiera · pemritiera · perimtiera · permiitera · permiteira · permitiear · permitierra · permitirea

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "permitiera" for "permitiré" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾmiˈt̪jeɾa] versus [peɾmit̪iˈɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "permitiera" or "permitiré"?
"permitiera" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,176 in our Spanish list, against #43,772 for "permitiré". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "permitiera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "permitiré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,719 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "permitiera" and "permitiré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitiese 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 #60,719 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