Which to use
“adelantan” and “adelantaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,420
- “adelantan” frequency rank
- #36,900
- “adelantaron” frequency rank
- 71320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adelantan | adelantaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adelantar o de adelantarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de adelantar o de adelantarse. |
Where the eye mixes adelantan and adelantaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. adelantan runs 9 letters (VCVCVCCVC) against adelantaron's 11 (VCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses adelantan with adelantaron
A purely visual mix-up. adelantan ([að̞eˈlãn̪t̪ãn]) and adelantaron ([að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adelantan is recorded at frequency rank #34,420, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪ãn]. adelantaron is at rank #36,900, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 71320, this pair ranks #27,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adelantan vs adelantaron
Shared letters: adelnt. Private to "adelantan": -. Private to "adelantaron": or.
"adelantan" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC · "adelantaron" · 11 letters · shape VCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- adelantan ← addelantan · adealntan · adelanatn · adelanntan · adelantann · adelantna · adelanttan · adelatnan
- adelantaron ← addelantaron · adealntaron · adelanatron · adelanntaron · adelantaorn · adelantarno · adelantaronn · adelantarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adelantan" and "adelantaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adelantan" or "adelantaron"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adelantan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adelantaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adelantan" and "adelantaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adelantaron vs adelantarse". 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 #27,774 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.