Which to use
“administra” and “administre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,381
- “administra” frequency rank
- #44,531
- “administre” frequency rank
- 57912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administra | administre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de administrar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de administrar. |
Where the eye mixes administra and administre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. administra and administre follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses administra with administre
A purely visual mix-up. administra ([að̞miˈnist̪ɾa]) and administre ([að̞miˈnist̪ɾe]) 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 a single letter - a in “administra” becomes e in “administre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57912, 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]. administre is at rank #44,531, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈnist̪ɾe].
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 57912, this pair ranks #68,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of administra vs administre
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administra": -. Private to "administre": e.
"administra" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV · "administre" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- administra ← addministra · adimnistra · admiinstra · adminisrta · adminisstra · administar · administtra · adminitsra
- administre ← addministre · adimnistre · admiinstre · adminisrte · adminisstre · administer · administrre · administtre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "administra" and "administre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "administra" or "administre"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "administra" and "administre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "administra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "administre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administra" and "administre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "administran vs administre". 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 #68,561 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.