Which to use
“adhiere” and “adhieren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,082
- “adhiere” frequency rank
- #30,734
- “adhieren” frequency rank
- 57816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adhiere | adhieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adherir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adherir. |
Where the eye mixes adhiere and adhieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. adhiere runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against adhieren's 8 (VCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between adhiere and adhieren
A purely visual mix-up. adhiere ([aˈð̞jeɾe]) and adhieren ([aˈð̞jeɾẽn]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “adhiere” sits inside “adhieren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adhiere is recorded at frequency rank #27,082, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞jeɾe]. adhieren is at rank #30,734, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞jeɾẽn].
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 57816, this pair ranks #68,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of adhiere vs adhieren
Shared letters: adehir. Private to "adhiere": -. Private to "adhieren": n.
"adhiere" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "adhieren" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adhiere" and "adhieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "adhiere" or "adhieren" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "adhiere" and "adhieren" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adhiere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adhieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adhiere" and "adhieren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adhieren vs adquieren". 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 #68,961 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.