adoptar

[að̞opˈt̪aɾ]

/[að̞opˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“adoptar” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #4,849. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,849
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Llevar a cabo una adopción, el acto de recibir a alguien en una relación de parentesco (como hijo o pariente propios), con los requisitos legales del caso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-adoptar · adoptar · Spanish

adoptar · rank #4,849 · 10 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,849
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH adopción

Nearest frequency peer: adopción (-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 “adoptar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “adoptar” 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).

adoptar vs anotar
71% similar
adoptar vs adorar
71% similar
adoptar vs agotar
71% similar

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

Key facts for adoptar
PropertyValue
Headwordadoptar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[að̞opˈt̪aɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,849
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “adoptar”

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “adopción” (#4,848), “alarma” (#4,850), “aclarar” (#4,847). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “adoptar” va en #4,849. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around adoptar (IPA [að̞opˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,849 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for adoptar, with forms such as "addoptar", "adopatr", and "adopptar". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "anotar", "adorar", "agotar", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is adoptar, spelled A-D-O-P-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Llevar a cabo una adopción, el acto de recibir a alguien en una relación de parentesco (como hijo o pariente propios), con los requisitos legales del caso.
  2. 2
    Elegir y asumir o aceptar como propias ideas, modas o métodos creados por otros.
  3. 3
    Tomar una resolución o acuerdo deliberados y tras un proceso de decisión consciente.
  4. 4
    Tomar o adquirir determinada forma, configuración, característica o estructura.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. En 1995 se convirtió en miembro de la Unión Europea, y en 1999 adoptó el sistema monetario Euro.
  2. El emperador indio Asoka en el siglo III adC adoptó el budismo como religión de su enorme imperio.

This word in other languages

adopt(English)adopter(Français)adoptieren(Deutsch)adotar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addoptar
  • adopatr
  • adopptar
  • adoptarr
  • adoptra
  • adopttar
  • adotpar
  • adpotar
  • aodptar
  • daoptar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adoptar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

addoptar1adopatr2adopptar1adoptarr1adoptra2adopttar1adotpar2adpotar2
Edit distance from "adoptar"

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 "adoptar"?
"adoptar" is spelled A-D-O-P-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [að̞opˈt̪aɾ].
What does "adoptar" mean?
As a verb, "adoptar" means: Llevar a cabo una adopción, el acto de recibir a alguien en una relación de parentesco (como hijo o pariente propios), con los requisitos legales del caso.
What words are commonly confused with "adoptar"?
"adoptar" is commonly confused with "anotar", "adorar", "agotar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adoptar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adoptar" is [að̞opˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adoptar" come from?
"adoptar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aclarar#4,847anuncia#4,854básicas#4,861colegas#4,863

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Berlín10 variantscomenta10 variantscontado10 variantsencanto10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list