administrativa

[að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞a]

/[að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞a]/ adj

The verdict

“administrativa” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #4,049 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.

#4,049
frequency rank, Spanish
14
letters
22
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de administrativo.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

administrativa vs administrativo
93% similar
administrativa vs administrativos
87% similar
administrativa vs administrativas
93% similar

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

Key facts for administrativa
PropertyValue
Headwordadministrativa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞a]
Letters14
Frequency rank#4,049
Misspellings tracked22
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “administrativa” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). administrativa lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for administrativa is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞a]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,049 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del femenino de administrativo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for administrativa, with forms such as "addministrativa", "adimnistrativa", and "admiinstrativa". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "administrativo", "administrativos", "administrativas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is administrativa, spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de administrativo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: addministrativa,adimnistrativa,admiinstrativa,adminisrtativa,adminisstrativa,administartiva,administraitva,administratiav,administratiba,administrativva,administrattiva,administratvia,administrrativa,administrtaiva,administtrativa,adminitsrativa,adminnistrativa,adminsitrativa,admministrativa,admniistrativa,amdinistrativa,daministrativa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of administrativa - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

addministrativa1adimnistrativa2admiinstrativa2adminisrtativa2adminisstrativa1administartiva2administraitva2administratiav2
Edit distance from "administrativa"

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 "administrativa"?
"administrativa" is spelled A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞a].
What does "administrativa" mean?
As an adjective, "administrativa" means: Forma del femenino de administrativo.
What words are commonly confused with "administrativa"?
"administrativa" is commonly confused with "administrativo", "administrativos", "administrativas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "administrativa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "administrativa" is [að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "administrativa" come from?
"administrativa" 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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Using “administrativa”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-M-I-N-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “administrativo” - see the side-by-side comparison. administrativa vs administrativo
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list