Which to use
“administra” and “administran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,381
- “administra” frequency rank
- #24,006
- “administran” frequency rank
- 37387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administra | administran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de administrar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de administrar. |
Where the eye mixes administra and administran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. administra runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against administran's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between administra and administran
A purely visual mix-up. administra ([að̞miˈnist̪ɾa]) and administran ([að̞miˈnist̪ɾãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “administra” sits inside “administran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37387, 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]. administran is at rank #24,006, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈnist̪ɾãn].
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 37387, this pair ranks #175,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of administra vs administran
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administra": -. Private to "administran": -.
"administra" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "administran" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- administra ← addministra · adimnistra · admiinstra · adminisrta · adminisstra · administar · administtra · adminitsra
- administran ← addministran · adimnistran · admiinstran · adminisrtan · adminisstran · administarn · administrann · administrna
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "administra" for "administran" ever safe?
Which is more common, "administra" or "administran"?
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 "administran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administra" and "administran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "administraba vs administran". 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 #175,581 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.