Which to use
“adelantar” is a verb and “adelante” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,961
- “adelantar” frequency rank
- #733
- “adelante” frequency rank
- 13694
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adelantar | adelante |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pasar delante de otro. Realizar una acción antes que otro. | Más allá o más arriba. En el frente, en la parte anterior (en oposición a la posterior). |
Where the eye mixes adelantar and adelante
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. adelantar runs 9 letters (VCVCVCCVC) against adelante's 8 (VCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adelantar vs adelante
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adelantar is [að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾ] while adelante is [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪e]. 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 (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adelantar is recorded at frequency rank #12,961, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞elãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. adelante is at rank #733, tagged as anadv, pronounced [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪e].
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 13694, this pair ranks #286,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adelantar vs adelante
Shared letters: adelnt. Private to "adelantar": r. Private to "adelante": -.
"adelantar" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC · "adelante" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adelantar" for "adelante" ever safe?
Which is more common, "adelantar" or "adelante"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adelantar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adelante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adelantar" and "adelante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Adelaide vs adelante". 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 #286,879 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.