Which to use
“permitieran” and “permitirán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,273
- “permitieran” frequency rank
- #17,512
- “permitirán” frequency rank
- 50785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitieran | permitirán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitieran and permitirán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. permitieran runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVVCVC) against permitirán's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses permitieran with permitirán
A purely visual mix-up. permitieran ([peɾmiˈt̪jeɾãn]) and permitirán ([peɾmit̪iˈɾãn]) 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 50785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permitieran is recorded at frequency rank #33,273, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪jeɾãn]. permitirán is at rank #17,512, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmit̪iˈɾãn].
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 50785, this pair ranks #101,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of permitieran vs permitirán
Shared letters: eimnprt. Private to "permitieran": a. Private to "permitirán": á.
"permitieran" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC · "permitirán" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitieran ← eprmitieran · pemritieran · perimtieran · permiiteran · permiteiran · permitiearn · permitierann · permitierna
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "permitieran" for "permitirán" ever safe?
Frequency check: "permitieran" vs "permitirán" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "permitieran" and "permitirán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitieran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitirán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #101,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitieran" and "permitirán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitieran vs permitirían". 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 #101,362 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.