Which to use
“adherir” and “adhirió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,346
- “adherir” frequency rank
- #43,347
- “adhirió” frequency rank
- 86693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adherir | adhirió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pegar₁ una cosa a otra. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de adherir. |
Where the eye mixes adherir and adhirió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adherir (VCCVCVC) and adhirió (VCCVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses adherir with adhirió
A purely visual mix-up. adherir ([að̞eˈɾiɾ]) and adhirió ([að̞iˈɾjo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86693, 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]. adhirió is at rank #43,347, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞iˈɾjo].
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 86693, this pair ranks #5,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adherir vs adhirió
Shared letters: adhir. Private to "adherir": e. Private to "adhirió": ó.
"adherir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "adhirió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- adherir ← addherir · adehrir · adheirr · adherirr · adherri · adherrir · adhherir · adhreir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adherir" and "adhirió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "adherir" or "adhirió"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "adherir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adhirió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adherir" and "adhirió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adherido 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 #5,089 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.