adaptar

[að̞apˈt̪aɾ]

/[að̞apˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“adaptar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,960. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,960
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hacer apto. Modificar algo para que cumpla cierto objetivo, o para que se corresponda con otra cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-adaptar · adaptar · Spanish

adaptar · rank #12,960 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,960
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH actualizada

Nearest frequency peer: actualizada (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “adaptar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “adaptar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

adaptar vs adopta
71% similar
adaptar vs avatar
71% similar
adaptar vs adoptar
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for adaptar
PropertyValue
Headwordadaptar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞apˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,960
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “adaptar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.adaptarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “actualizada” (#12,959), “adelantar” (#12,961), “acordaron” (#12,958). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adaptar” va en #12,960. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around adaptar (IPA [að̞apˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,960 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hacer apto. Modificar algo para que cumpla cierto objetivo, o para que se corresponda con otra cosa.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for adaptar, with forms such as "aadptar", "adapatr", and "adapptar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "adopta", "avatar", "adoptar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is adaptar, spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer apto. Modificar algo para que cumpla cierto objetivo, o para que se corresponda con otra cosa.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how adaptar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Es así como Gutemberg, adaptó una prensa para sacarle el jugo a las uvas, y fundió miles de tipos móviles en metal, los cuales se podían adaptar en la prensa por medio de una caja llamada tipográfica.
  2. La arquitectura es la rama de las artes que antes se adaptó al nuevo ordenamiento social y moral.

Synonyms

acomodaracondicionaracriollaradecuarajustar

This word in other languages

adapt(English)adapter(Français)anpassen(Deutsch)adaptar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aadptar
  • adapatr
  • adapptar
  • adaptarr
  • adaptra
  • adapttar
  • adatpar
  • addaptar
  • adpatar
  • daaptar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adaptar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aadptar2adapatr2adapptar1adaptarr1adaptra2adapttar1adatpar2addaptar1
Edit distance from "adaptar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adaptar"?
"adaptar" is spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞apˈt̪aɾ].
What does "adaptar" mean?
As a verb, "adaptar" means: Hacer apto. Modificar algo para que cumpla cierto objetivo, o para que se corresponda con otra cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "adaptar"?
"adaptar" is commonly confused with "adopta", "avatar", "adoptar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adaptar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adaptar" is [að̞apˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adaptar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adaptar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

animada#12,970ansioso#12,971arcilla#12,974atómica#12,977

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

ayudaría10 variantstextura10 variantssueltos10 variantsCarmona10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list