adictovsadmitoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: adicto is a adjective, admito is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set adicto and admito apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
adicto
6 ch
admito

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • adictoadcito · addicto · adiccto · adicot · adictto · aditco · aidcto · daicto
  • admitoaddmito · adimto · admiot · admitto · admmito · admtio · amdito · damito

Frequency comparison

adicto#11,157
admito#9,930

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "adicto" and "admito" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "adicto" is an adjective and "admito" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "adicto" or "admito"?
"admito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,930 in our Spanish list, against #11,157 for "adicto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering adicto vs admito

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “adicto”; for a verb, it's “admito”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “adicto” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list