admite

[að̞ˈmit̪e]

/[að̞ˈmit̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“admite” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #6,254 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.

#6,254
frequency rank, Spanish
6
letters
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de admitir.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

admite vs admito
83% similar
admite vs admitir
71% similar
admite vs admitió
71% similar

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

Key facts for admite
PropertyValue
Headwordadmite
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞ˈmit̪e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,254
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “admite” 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). admite 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 admite is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [að̞ˈmit̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,254 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for admite, with forms such as "addmite", "adimte", and "admiet". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "admito", "admitir", "admitió", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is admite, spelled A-D-M-I-T-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: addmite,adimte,admiet,admitte,admmite,admtie,amdite,damite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of admite - 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.

addmite1adimte2admiet2admitte1admmite1admtie2amdite2damite2
Edit distance from "admite"

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 "admite"?
"admite" is spelled A-D-M-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞ˈmit̪e].
What does "admite" mean?
As a verb, "admite" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de admitir.
What words are commonly confused with "admite"?
"admite" is commonly confused with "admito", "admitir", "admitió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "admite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "admite" is [að̞ˈmit̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "admite" come from?
"admite" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “admite”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-M-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [að̞ˈmit̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “admito” - see the side-by-side comparison. admite vs admito
  • 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