Which to use
“permitiré” and “permitirse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,772
- “permitiré” frequency rank
- #16,935
- “permitirse” frequency rank
- 60707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | permitiré | permitirse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de permitir o de permitirse. | Dar permiso o autorización de hacer algo. |
Where the eye mixes permitiré and permitirse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. permitiré 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.
Look-alike desk: permitiré vs permitirse
A purely visual mix-up. permitiré ([peɾmit̪iˈɾe]) 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 60707, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
permitiré is recorded at frequency rank #43,772, classified as averb, pronounced [peɾmit̪iˈɾe]. 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 60707, this pair ranks #58,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of permitiré vs permitirse
Shared letters: eimprt. Private to "permitiré": é. Private to "permitirse": s.
"permitiré" · 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 "permitiré" and "permitirse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "permitiré" or "permitirse"?
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 "permitiré" 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 #58,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "permitiré" and "permitirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "permitiese 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 #58,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.