Which to use
“permitieran” and “permitirían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,273
- “permitieran” frequency rank
- #29,338
- “permitirían” frequency rank
- 62611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitieran | permitirían |
|---|---|---|
| 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 condicional de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitieran and permitirían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. permitieran (CVCCVCVVCVC) and permitirían (CVCCVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses permitieran with permitirían
A purely visual mix-up. permitieran ([peɾmiˈt̪jeɾãn]) and permitirían ([peɾmit̪iˈɾiãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62611, 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]. permitirían is at rank #29,338, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmit̪iˈɾiãn].
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 62611, this pair ranks #51,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of permitieran vs permitirían
Shared letters: aeimnprt. Private to "permitieran": -. Private to "permitirían": í.
"permitieran" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCVC · "permitirían" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitieran ← eprmitieran · pemritieran · perimtieran · permiiteran · permiteiran · permitiearn · permitierann · permitierna
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitieran" and "permitirían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "permitieran" or "permitirían" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitieran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permitirían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitieran" and "permitirían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitían vs permitieran". 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 #51,435 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.