Which to use
“administra” is a verb and “administrada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,381
- “administra” frequency rank
- #21,548
- “administrada” frequency rank
- 34929
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administra | administrada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de administrar. | Forma del femenino de administrado, participio de administrar. |
Where the eye mixes administra and administrada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. administra runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against administrada's 12 (VCCVCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: administra vs administrada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: administra is [að̞miˈnist̪ɾa] while administrada is [að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “administra” sits inside “administrada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34929, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
administra is recorded at frequency rank #13,381, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈnist̪ɾa]. administrada is at rank #21,548, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞a].
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 34929, this pair ranks #188,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of administra vs administrada
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administra": -. Private to "administrada": -.
"administra" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "administrada" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- administra ← addministra · adimnistra · admiinstra · adminisrta · adminisstra · administar · administtra · adminitsra
- administrada ← addministrada · adimnistrada · admiinstrada · adminisrtada · adminisstrada · administarda · administraad · administradda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "administra" for "administrada" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "administra" or "administrada" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "administra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "administrada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administra" and "administrada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "administraba vs administrada". 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 #188,791 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.