permitirávspermitirseConfusable pair

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.

9 ch
permitirá
10 ch
permitirse

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?
No. They are said differently ([peɾmit̪iˈɾa] versus [peɾmiˈt̪iɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "permitirá" vs "permitirse" - which ranks higher?
"permitirá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,097 in our Spanish list, against #16,935 for "permitirse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list