administra

[að̞miˈnist̪ɾa]

/[að̞miˈnist̪ɾa]/ verb

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The verdict

“administra” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,381
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de administrar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-administra · administra · Spanish

administra · rank #13,381 · 14 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,381
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH accidentalmen…

Nearest frequency peer: accidentalmente (-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 “administra”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “administra” 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).

administra vs administre
90% similar
administra vs administrar
91% similar
administra vs administran
91% similar

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

Key facts for administra
PropertyValue
Headwordadministra
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞miˈnist̪ɾa]
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,381
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “administra”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).administracae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “accidentalmente” (#13,380), “admitido” (#13,382), “word” (#13,379). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “administra” va en #13,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around administra (IPA [að̞miˈnist̪ɾa]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,381 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for administra, with forms such as "addministra", "adimnistra", and "admiinstra". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "administre", "administrar", "administran", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is administra, spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de administrar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de administrar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addministra
  • adimnistra
  • admiinstra
  • adminisrta
  • adminisstra
  • administar
  • administtra
  • adminitsra
  • adminnistra
  • adminsitra
  • admministra
  • admniistra
  • amdinistra
  • daministra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

addministra1adimnistra2admiinstra2adminisrta2adminisstra1administar2administtra1adminitsra2
Edit distance from "administra"

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 "administra"?
"administra" is spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞miˈnist̪ɾa].
What does "administra" mean?
As a verb, "administra" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de administrar.
What words are commonly confused with "administra"?
"administra" is commonly confused with "administre", "administrar", "administran". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "administra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "administra" is [að̞miˈnist̪ɾa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "administra" come from?
"administra" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adquiridos#13,383agradables#13,387amenazando#13,389tropicales#13,372

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

vigilante14 variantsterminaba14 variantssospechar14 variantspromueven14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list