Which to use
“administra” and “administrar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,381
- “administra” frequency rank
- #7,947
- “administrar” frequency rank
- 21328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administra | administrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de administrar. | Dirigir alguna cosa (por ejemplo, una empresa u organización o grupo). |
Where the eye mixes administra and administrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. administra runs 10 letters (VCCVCVCCCV) against administrar's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: administra vs administrar
A purely visual mix-up. administra ([að̞miˈnist̪ɾa]) and administrar ([að̞minisˈt̪ɾaɾ]) 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 “administrar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21328, 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]. administrar is at rank #7,947, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞minisˈt̪ɾaɾ].
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 21328, this pair ranks #255,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of administra vs administrar
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administra": -. Private to "administrar": -.
"administra" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "administrar" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- administra ← addministra · adimnistra · admiinstra · adminisrta · adminisstra · administar · administtra · adminitsra
- administrar ← addministrar · adimnistrar · admiinstrar · adminisrtar · adminisstrar · administarr · administrarr · administrra
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "administra" and "administrar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "administra" or "administrar"?
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 "administrar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administra" and "administrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "administra vs administraba". 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 #255,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.