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“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.

9 ch
permitiré
10 ch
permitirse

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?
No. They are said differently ([peɾmit̪iˈɾe] versus [peɾmiˈt̪iɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "permitiré" or "permitirse"?
"permitirse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,935 in our Spanish list, against #43,772 for "permitiré". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list