Which to use
“adelanta” and “adelantan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,856
- “adelanta” frequency rank
- #34,420
- “adelantan” frequency rank
- 52276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adelanta | adelantan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adelantar o de adelantarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adelantar o de adelantarse. |
Where the eye mixes adelanta and adelantan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. adelanta runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCV) against adelantan's 9 (VCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses adelanta with adelantan
A purely visual mix-up. adelanta ([að̞eˈlãn̪t̪a]) and adelantan ([að̞eˈlãn̪t̪ãn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “adelanta” sits inside “adelantan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52276, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adelanta is recorded at frequency rank #17,856, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪a]. adelantan is at rank #34,420, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪ãn].
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 52276, this pair ranks #93,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adelanta vs adelantan
Shared letters: adelnt. Private to "adelanta": -. Private to "adelantan": -.
"adelanta" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "adelantan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adelanta" and "adelantan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adelanta" or "adelantan"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "adelanta" and "adelantan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adelanta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adelantan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #93,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adelanta" and "adelantan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adelantan vs adelantaron". 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 #93,505 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.