Which to use
“admits” and “amit” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,764
- “admits” frequency rank
- #28,449
- “amit” frequency rank
- 36213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admits | amit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of admit | To lose. |
Where the eye mixes admits and amit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. admits runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against amit's 4 (VCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: admits vs amit
A purely visual mix-up. admits (/ədˈmɪts/) and amit (/əˈmɪt/) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
admits is recorded at frequency rank #7,764, classified as averb, pronounced /ədˈmɪts/. amit is at rank #28,449, tagged as averb, pronounced /əˈmɪt/.
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 36213, this pair ranks #305,145 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of admits vs amit
Shared letters: aimt. Private to "admits": ds. Private to "amit": -.
"admits" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "amit" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "admits" and "amit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "admits" or "amit" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "admits" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "amit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,145 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admits" and "amit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amb vs amit". 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 #305,145 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.