adelantar

[að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]

/[að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“adelantar” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,961. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,961
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasar delante de otro. Realizar una acción antes que otro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-adelantar · adelantar · Spanish

adelantar · rank #12,961 · 13 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,961
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH adaptar

Nearest frequency peer: adaptar (-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 “adelantar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “adelantar” 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).

adelantar vs adelante
78% similar
adelantar vs adelanto
78% similar
adelantar vs adelantos
78% similar

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

Key facts for adelantar
PropertyValue
Headwordadelantar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,961
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “adelantar”

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “adaptar” (#12,960), “actualizada” (#12,959), “admirable” (#12,963). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adelantar” va en #12,961. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around adelantar (IPA [að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,961 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for adelantar, with forms such as "addelantar", "adealntar", and "adelanatr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "adelante", "adelanto", "adelantos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is adelantar, spelled A-D-E-L-A-N-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasar delante de otro. Realizar una acción antes que otro.
  2. 2
    Apresurar, acelerar.
  3. 3
    Anticipar la paga, salario, etc.
  4. 4
    Aumentar, mejorar.
  5. 5
    Añadir a lo inventado o discurrido por otros.
  6. 6
    Exceder a alguno, aventajársele.
  7. 7
    Poner delante.
  8. 8
    Llevar adelante
  9. 9
    Dar poder o nombrar procurador.
  10. 10
    Hacer que una figura resalte más, o ponerla en término más inmediato.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Una de las teorías antiguas de la visión es que la luz es emitida por el ojo, en lugar de ser generada por una fuente y reflejada en el ojo. En esta teoría, Herón de Alejandría adelantó el argumento de que la velocidad de la luz debería ser infinita, ya que cuando uno abre los ojos objetos distantes como las estrellas aparecen inmediatamente.
  2. ¿Como podrían, entonces, las nubes o los proyectiles que se desplazaban por el aire superar la velocidad y el movimiento de la Tierra? Nunca se podría realizar ningún movimiento hacia el este porque la Tierra se adelantaría siempre.

This word in other languages

move forward(English)vorantreiben(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addelantar
  • adealntar
  • adelanatr
  • adelanntar
  • adelantarr
  • adelantra
  • adelanttar
  • adelatnar
  • adellantar
  • adelnatar
  • adleantar
  • aedlantar
  • daelantar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

addelantar1adealntar2adelanatr2adelanntar1adelantarr1adelantra2adelanttar1adelatnar2
Edit distance from "adelantar"

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 "adelantar"?
"adelantar" is spelled A-D-E-L-A-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "adelantar" mean?
As a verb, "adelantar" means: Pasar delante de otro. Realizar una acción antes que otro.
What words are commonly confused with "adelantar"?
"adelantar" is commonly confused with "adelante", "adelanto", "adelantos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adelantar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adelantar" is [að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adelantar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

admirable#12,963acordaron#12,958alimentan#12,969veredicto#12,951

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

anunciada13 variantscaramelos13 variantssemanario13 variantscontable13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list