permitiesevspermitirseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#49,187
“permitiese” frequency rank
#16,935
“permitirse” frequency rank
66122
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature permitiese permitirse
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de permitir o de permitirse. Dar permiso o autorización de hacer algo.

Where the eye mixes permitiese and permitirse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. permitiese (CVCCVCVVCV) and permitirse (CVCCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

10 ch
permitiese
10 ch
permitirse

Look-alike desk: permitiese vs permitirse

A purely visual mix-up. permitiese ([peɾmiˈt̪jese]) and permitirse ([peɾmiˈt̪iɾse]) 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 a single letter - e in “permitiese” becomes r in “permitirse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66122, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

permitiese is recorded at frequency rank #49,187, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪jese]. permitirse is at rank #16,935, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪iɾse].

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 66122, this pair ranks #40,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of permitiese vs permitirse

Shared letters: eimprst. Private to "permitiese": -. Private to "permitirse": -.

"permitiese" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV  ·  "permitirse" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • permitiese ← eprmitiese · pemritiese · perimtiese · permiitese · permiteise · permitiece · permitiees · permitiesse
  • permitirse ← eprmitirse · pemritirse · perimtirse · permiitrse · permitirce · permitires · permitirrse · permitirsse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "permitiese" and "permitirse" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([peɾmiˈt̪jese] versus [peɾmiˈt̪iɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "permitiese" vs "permitirse" - which ranks higher?
"permitirse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,935 in our Spanish list, against #49,187 for "permitiese". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "permitiese" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "permitirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "permitiese" and "permitirse" 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 #40,709 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