Which to use
“Adela” is a name and “adulta” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,247
- “Adela” frequency rank
- #9,568
- “adulta” frequency rank
- 31815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Adela | adulta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de pila de mujer, entró con la invasión de los visigodos en la península Ibérica. | Forma del femenino singular de adulto. |
Where the eye mixes Adela and adulta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Adela runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against adulta's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Adela with adulta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Adela is [aˈð̞ela] while adulta is [aˈð̞ul̪t̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Adela is recorded at frequency rank #22,247, classified as aname, pronounced [aˈð̞ela]. 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 31815, this pair ranks #205,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Adela vs adulta
Shared letters: adl. Private to "Adela": e. Private to "adulta": tu.
"Adela" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "adulta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Adela" and "adulta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Adela" vs "adulta" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Adela" 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 #205,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Adela" and "adulta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adela vs apelan". 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 #205,183 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.