adaptar

/[að̞apˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,960

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

adaptar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer apto. Modificar algo para que cumpla cierto objetivo, o para que se corresponda con otra cosa. Pronounced [að̞apˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with adopta and avatar.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of adaptar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for adaptar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [að̞apˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,960 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Hacer apto. Modificar algo para que cumpla cierto objetivo, o para que se corresponda con otra cosa.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for adaptar, with forms such as "aadptar", "adapatr", and "adapptar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is adaptar, spelled A-D-A-P-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: aadptar,adapatr,adapptar,adaptarr,adaptra,adapttar,adatpar,addaptar,adpatar,daaptar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for adaptar

Misspelling Variants of "adaptar"

aadptar7adapatr7adapptar8adaptarr8adaptra7adapttar8adatpar7addaptar8
Misspelling Variants of "adaptar"

Frequency rank: #12,960 in Spanish

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?
"adaptar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.