Which to use
“adherir” and “adherirse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,346
- “adherir” frequency rank
- #30,733
- “adherirse” frequency rank
- 74079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adherir | adherirse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pegar₁ una cosa a otra. | Adherir (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes adherir and adherirse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. adherir runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against adherirse's 9 (VCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between adherir and adherirse
A purely visual mix-up. adherir ([að̞eˈɾiɾ]) and adherirse ([að̞eˈɾiɾse]) 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 extra letter(s) - “adherir” sits inside “adherirse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adherir is recorded at frequency rank #43,346, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞eˈɾiɾ]. adherirse is at rank #30,733, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞eˈɾiɾse].
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 74079, this pair ranks #21,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adherir vs adherirse
Shared letters: adehir. Private to "adherir": -. Private to "adherirse": s.
"adherir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "adherirse" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adherir" and "adherirse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "adherir" or "adherirse" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adherir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adherirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adherir" and "adherirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adherir vs adhirió". 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 #21,996 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.