Which to use
“adapta” and “adoptar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,023
- “adapta” frequency rank
- #4,849
- “adoptar” frequency rank
- 21872
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adapta | adoptar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adaptar o de adaptarse. | 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. |
Where the eye mixes adapta and adoptar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: adapta vs adoptar
A purely visual mix-up. adapta ([aˈð̞apt̪a]) and adoptar ([að̞opˈt̪aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21872, 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]. adoptar is at rank #4,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞opˈt̪aɾ].
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 21872, this pair ranks #252,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adapta vs adoptar
Shared letters: adpt. Private to "adapta": -. Private to "adoptar": or.
"adapta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "adoptar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adapta" and "adoptar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adapta" or "adoptar"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adapta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adapta" and "adoptar" 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 #252,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.