Which to use
“adaptar” and “adapten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,960
- “adaptar” frequency rank
- #49,383
- “adapten” frequency rank
- 62343
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adaptar | adapten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hacer apto. Modificar algo para que cumpla cierto objetivo, o para que se corresponda con otra cosa. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de adaptar o de adaptarse. |
Where the eye mixes adaptar and adapten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses adaptar with adapten
A purely visual mix-up. adaptar ([að̞apˈt̪aɾ]) and adapten ([aˈð̞apt̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62343, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adaptar is recorded at frequency rank #12,960, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞apˈt̪aɾ]. adapten is at rank #49,383, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞apt̪ẽn].
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 62343, this pair ranks #52,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adaptar vs adapten
Shared letters: adpt. Private to "adaptar": r. Private to "adapten": en.
"adaptar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "adapten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adaptar" and "adapten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "adaptar" vs "adapten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "adaptar" and "adapten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adaptar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adapten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adaptar" and "adapten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adaptan 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 #52,349 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.