Which to use
“adapta” is a verb and “adaptada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,023
- “adapta” frequency rank
- #17,024
- “adaptada” frequency rank
- 34047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adapta | adaptada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adaptar o de adaptarse. | Forma del femenino singular de adaptado, participio de adaptar. |
Where the eye mixes adapta and adaptada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: adapta vs adaptada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adapta is [aˈð̞apt̪a] while adaptada is [að̞apˈt̪að̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “adapta” sits inside “adaptada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adapta is recorded at frequency rank #17,023, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞apt̪a]. adaptada is at rank #17,024, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [að̞apˈt̪að̞a].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34047, this pair ranks #193,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adapta vs adaptada
Shared letters: adpt. Private to "adapta": -. Private to "adaptada": -.
"adapta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "adaptada" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adapta" for "adaptada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "adapta" or "adaptada" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "adapta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adaptada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adapta" and "adaptada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adapta vs adapten". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #193,513 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.