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.
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?
Frequency check: "permitiese" vs "permitirse" - which ranks higher?
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.