Which to use
“administraba” is a verb and “administradas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,522
- “administraba” frequency rank
- #36,383
- “administradas” frequency rank
- 83905
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administraba | administradas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de administrar. | Forma del femenino plural de administrado, participio de administrar. |
Where the eye mixes administraba and administradas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. administraba runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCCCVCV) against administradas's 13 (VCCVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: administraba vs administradas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: administraba is [að̞minisˈt̪ɾaβ̞a] while administradas is [að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83905, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
administraba is recorded at frequency rank #47,522, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞minisˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]. administradas is at rank #36,383, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞as].
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 83905, this pair ranks #7,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of administraba vs administradas
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administraba": b. Private to "administradas": -.
"administraba" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCV · "administradas" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- administraba ← addministraba · adimnistraba · admiinstraba · adminisrtaba · adminisstraba · administarba · administraab · administrabba
- administradas ← addministradas · adimnistradas · admiinstradas · adminisrtadas · adminisstradas · administardas · administraads · administradass
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "administraba" and "administradas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "administraba" or "administradas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "administraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "administradas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administraba" and "administradas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "administradas vs administradoras". 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 #7,609 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.