Which to use
“adelante” is an adverb and “adelantos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #733
- “adelante” frequency rank
- #28,215
- “adelantos” frequency rank
- 28948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adelante | adelantos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Más allá o más arriba. En el frente, en la parte anterior (en oposición a la posterior). | Forma del plural de adelanto. |
Where the eye mixes adelante and adelantos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. adelante runs 8 letters (VCVCVCCV) against adelantos's 9 (VCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses adelante with adelantos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adelante is [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪e] while adelantos is [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪os]. 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 (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adelante is recorded at frequency rank #733, classified as anadv, pronounced [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪e]. adelantos is at rank #28,215, tagged as anoun, pronounced [að̞eˈlãn̪t̪os].
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 28948, this pair ranks #219,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adelante vs adelantos
Shared letters: adelnt. Private to "adelante": -. Private to "adelantos": os.
"adelante" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV · "adelantos" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adelante" for "adelantos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adelante" vs "adelantos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adelante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adelantos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #219,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adelante" and "adelantos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adelantados vs adelantos". 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 #219,445 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.