Which to use
“adelante” is an adverb and “adelanto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #733
- “adelante” frequency rank
- #9,567
- “adelanto” frequency rank
- 10300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adelante | adelanto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Más allá o más arriba. En el frente, en la parte anterior (en oposición a la posterior). | Anticipación de dinero. |
Where the eye mixes adelante and adelanto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. adelante and adelanto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses adelante with adelanto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adelante is [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪e] while adelanto is [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “adelante” becomes o in “adelanto”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adelante is recorded at frequency rank #733, classified as anadv, pronounced [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪e]. adelanto is at rank #9,567, tagged as anoun, pronounced [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪o].
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 10300, this pair ranks #299,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adelante vs adelanto
Shared letters: adelnt. Private to "adelante": -. Private to "adelanto": o.
"adelante" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "adelanto" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adelante" and "adelanto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adelante" or "adelanto"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "adelante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adelanto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adelante" and "adelanto" 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 #299,126 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.