Which to use
“permitirá” and “permitirse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,097
- “permitirá” frequency rank
- #16,935
- “permitirse” frequency rank
- 23032
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitirá | permitirse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. | Dar permiso o autorización de hacer algo. |
Where the eye mixes permitirá and permitirse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. permitirá runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against permitirse's 10 (CVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between permitirá and permitirse
A purely visual mix-up. permitirá ([peɾmit̪iˈɾa]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23032, 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]. 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 23032, this pair ranks #247,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of permitirá vs permitirse
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitirá": á. Private to "permitirse": s.
"permitirá" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "permitirse" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- permitirse ← eprmitirse · pemritirse · perimtirse · permiitrse · permitirce · permitires · permitirrse · permitirsse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "permitirá" and "permitirse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "permitirá" vs "permitirse" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "permitirá" 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 #247,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitirá" and "permitirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitiese vs permitirse". 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 #247,678 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.