Which to use
“administraba” and “administrar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,522
- “administraba” frequency rank
- #7,947
- “administrar” frequency rank
- 55469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administraba | administrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de administrar. | Dirigir alguna cosa (por ejemplo, una empresa u organización o grupo). |
Where the eye mixes administraba and administrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. administraba runs 12 letters (VCCVCVCCCVCV) against administrar's 11 (VCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between administraba and administrar
A purely visual mix-up. administraba ([að̞minisˈt̪ɾaβ̞a]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55469, 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]. 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 55469, this pair ranks #78,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of administraba vs administrar
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administraba": b. Private to "administrar": -.
"administraba" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCV · "administrar" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- administraba ← addministraba · adimnistraba · admiinstraba · adminisrtaba · adminisstraba · administarba · administraab · administrabba
- administrar ← addministrar · adimnistrar · admiinstrar · adminisrtar · adminisstrar · administarr · administrarr · administrra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "administraba" for "administrar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "administraba" or "administrar" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "administraba" 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 #78,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administraba" and "administrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "administraba vs administradas". 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 #78,734 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.