Which to use
“adhirió” and “admitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,347
- “adhirió” frequency rank
- #10,603
- “admitió” frequency rank
- 53950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adhirió | admitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de adherir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de admitir. |
Where the eye mixes adhirió and admitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adhirió and admitió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses adhirió with admitió
A purely visual mix-up. adhirió ([að̞iˈɾjo]) and admitió ([að̞miˈt̪jo]) 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 53950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adhirió is recorded at frequency rank #43,347, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞iˈɾjo]. admitió is at rank #10,603, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈt̪jo].
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 53950, this pair ranks #85,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adhirió vs admitió
Shared letters: adió. Private to "adhirió": hr. Private to "admitió": mt.
"adhirió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "admitió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adhirió" and "admitió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "adhirió" vs "admitió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adhirió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #85,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adhirió" and "admitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adherir vs adhirió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #85,483 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.