Which to use
“adapten” and “admiten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,383
- “adapten” frequency rank
- #14,266
- “admiten” frequency rank
- 63649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adapten | admiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de adaptar o de adaptarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de admitir. |
Where the eye mixes adapten and admiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: adapten vs admiten
A purely visual mix-up. adapten ([aˈð̞apt̪ẽn]) and admiten ([að̞ˈmit̪ẽn]) 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 63649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adapten is recorded at frequency rank #49,383, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞apt̪ẽn]. admiten is at rank #14,266, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈmit̪ẽn].
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 63649, this pair ranks #48,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adapten vs admiten
Shared letters: adent. Private to "adapten": p. Private to "admiten": im.
"adapten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "admiten" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adapten" and "admiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adapten" or "admiten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adapten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adapten" and "admiten" 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 #48,073 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.