Which to use
“adelanta” and “adelantar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,856
- “adelanta” frequency rank
- #12,961
- “adelantar” frequency rank
- 30817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adelanta | adelantar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adelantar o de adelantarse. | Pasar delante de otro. Realizar una acción antes que otro. |
Where the eye mixes adelanta and adelantar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between adelanta and adelantar
A purely visual mix-up. adelanta ([að̞eˈlãn̪t̪a]) and adelantar ([að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 “adelantar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30817, 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]. adelantar is at rank #12,961, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
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 30817, this pair ranks #210,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adelanta vs adelantar
Shared letters: adelnt. Private to "adelanta": -. Private to "adelantar": r.
"adelanta" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "adelantar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "adelanta" and "adelantar" 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 "adelantar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adelanta" and "adelantar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adelaida vs adelanta". 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 #210,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.