Which to use
“permitir” and “permitirán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,411
- “permitir” frequency rank
- #17,512
- “permitirán” frequency rank
- 19923
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitir | permitirán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitir and permitirán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. permitir runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against permitirán's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between permitir and permitirán
A purely visual mix-up. permitir ([peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “permitir” sits inside “permitirán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19923, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permitir is recorded at frequency rank #2,411, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]. 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 19923, this pair ranks #261,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permitir vs permitirán
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitir": -. Private to "permitirán": ná.
"permitir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permitirán" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitir ← eprmitir · pemritir · perimtir · permiitr · permitirr · permitri · permittir · permmitir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "permitir" and "permitirán" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "permitir" vs "permitirán" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "permitir" and "permitirán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitir" 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 #261,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitir" and "permitirán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitirán 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 #261,615 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.