Which to use
“administra” is a verb and “administrado” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,381
- “administra” frequency rank
- #15,262
- “administrado” frequency rank
- 28643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administra | administrado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de administrar. | administrado ¦ plural: administrados ¦ femenino: administrada ¦ femenino plural: administradas |
Where the eye mixes administra and administrado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. administra runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against administrado's 12 (VCCVCVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between administra and administrado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: administra is [að̞miˈnist̪ɾa] while administrado is [að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “administra” sits inside “administrado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28643, 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]. administrado is at rank #15,262, tagged as anadj, pronounced [að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞o].
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 28643, this pair ranks #220,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of administra vs administrado
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administra": -. Private to "administrado": o.
"administra" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "administrado" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- administra ← addministra · adimnistra · admiinstra · adminisrta · adminisstra · administar · administtra · adminitsra
- administrado ← addministrado · adimnistrado · admiinstrado · adminisrtado · adminisstrado · administardo · administraddo · administraod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "administra" for "administrado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "administra" vs "administrado" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "administrado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #220,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administra" and "administrado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "administraba vs administrado". 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 #220,973 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.