adults

/ˈædʌlts/

//ˈædʌlts// noun

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The verdict

“adults” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #99,149 among 120,137 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,149
frequency rank, Spanish
120,137
“A” headwords

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

Key facts for adults
PropertyValue
Headwordadults
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈædʌlts/
Letters6
Frequency rank#99,149
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “adults” 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). adults lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

adults is uncommon Spanish at frequency #99,149 among 120,137 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈædʌlts/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de adult.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for adults, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is adults, spelled A-D-U-L-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de adult.

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 "adults"?
"adults" is spelled A-D-U-L-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈædʌlts/.
What does "adults" mean?
As a noun, "adults" means: Forma del plural de adult.
How do you pronounce "adults"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adults" is /ˈædʌlts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "adults" come from?
"adults" 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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Using “adults”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-U-L-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈædʌlts/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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