permitióvspermitiréConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#3,729
“permitió” frequency rank
#43,772
“permitiré” frequency rank
47501
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature permitió permitiré
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse.

Where the eye mixes permitió and permitiré

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
permitió
9 ch
permitiré

Look-alike desk: permitió vs permitiré

A purely visual mix-up. permitió ([peɾmiˈt̪jo]) 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 47501, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

permitió is recorded at frequency rank #3,729, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪jo]. 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 47501, this pair ranks #119,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of permitió vs permitiré

Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitió": ó. Private to "permitiré": é.

"permitió" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV  ·  "permitiré" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "permitió" for "permitiré" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾmiˈt̪jo] versus [peɾmit̪iˈɾe]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "permitió" or "permitiré"?
"permitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,729 in our Spanish list, against #43,772 for "permitiré". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "permitió" 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 #119,694 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "permitió" and "permitiré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitiese vs permitiré". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #119,694 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