Which to use
“permitir” and “permito” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,411
- “permitir” frequency rank
- #18,931
- “permito” frequency rank
- 21342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitir | permito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dar su consentimiento quien tenga autoridad competente, para que otros hagan de dejen de hacer algo. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. |
Where the eye mixes permitir and permito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. permitir runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against permito's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: permitir vs permito
A purely visual mix-up. permitir ([peɾmiˈt̪iɾ]) and permito ([peɾˈmit̪o]) 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 21342, 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]. permito is at rank #18,931, tagged as averb, pronounced [peɾˈmit̪o].
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 21342, this pair ranks #255,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permitir vs permito
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitir": -. Private to "permito": o.
"permitir" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "permito" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitir" and "permito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "permitir" vs "permito" - 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 "permitir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "permito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitir" and "permito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permito vs permuta". 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 #255,352 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.