verb · #492
to allow
Example: No permiten fumar aquí.
They do not allow smoking here.
Spanish → English
permitir
permitir is Spanish for to allow.
What permitir means
How common is it?
permitir is ranked #492 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to permitir — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- dejar de — to stop doing
- acabar — to finish, to end up
- tratar — to try; to treat
- prohibir — to forbid
- deber de — must (supposition)
- tener que — to have to
See all 500 most common Spanish words
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22