Which to use
“adicto” is an adjective and “admito” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,157
- “adicto” frequency rank
- #9,930
- “admito” frequency rank
- 21087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adicto | admito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Se dice del seguidor de una tradición o costumbre. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de admitir. |
Where the eye mixes adicto and admito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adicto (VCVCCV) and admito (VCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses adicto with admito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: adicto is [aˈð̞ikt̪o] while admito is [að̞ˈmit̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adicto is recorded at frequency rank #11,157, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈð̞ikt̪o]. admito is at rank #9,930, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈmit̪o].
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 21087, this pair ranks #256,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adicto vs admito
Shared letters: adiot. Private to "adicto": c. Private to "admito": m.
"adicto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "admito" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adicto" and "admito" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "adicto" vs "admito" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "adicto" and "admito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adicto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adicto" and "admito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admitan vs admito". 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 #256,482 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.