permitirávspermitiránWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#6,097
“permitirá” frequency rank
#17,512
“permitirán” frequency rank
23609
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature permitirá permitirán
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse.

Where the eye mixes permitirá and permitirán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. permitirá runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against permitirán's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
permitirá
10 ch
permitirán

Visual trap between permitirá and permitirán

A purely visual mix-up. permitirá ([peɾmit̪iˈɾa]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “permitirá” sits inside “permitirán”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

permitirá is recorded at frequency rank #6,097, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmit̪iˈɾa]. 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 23609, this pair ranks #244,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of permitirá vs permitirán

Shared letters: eimprtá. Private to "permitirá": -. Private to "permitirán": n.

"permitirá" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "permitirán" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "permitirá" for "permitirán" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([peɾmit̪iˈɾa] versus [peɾmit̪iˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "permitirá" vs "permitirán" - which ranks higher?
"permitirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,097 in our Spanish list, against #17,512 for "permitirán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "permitirá" 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 #244,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "permitirá" and "permitirán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitirán vs permitiré". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #244,975 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