Which to use
“adapta” is a verb and “adulta” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,023
- “adapta” frequency rank
- #9,568
- “adulta” frequency rank
- 26591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adapta | adulta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 adulto. |
Where the eye mixes adapta and adulta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. adapta and adulta follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: adapta vs adulta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adapta is [aˈð̞apt̪a] while adulta is [aˈð̞ul̪t̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26591, 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]. adulta is at rank #9,568, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈð̞ul̪t̪a].
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 26591, this pair ranks #230,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adapta vs adulta
Shared letters: adt. Private to "adapta": p. Private to "adulta": lu.
"adapta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "adulta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adapta" and "adulta" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "adapta" or "adulta" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "adapta" and "adulta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adapta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adulta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #230,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adapta" and "adulta" 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 #230,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.