Which to use
“administradas” is a participle and “administrador” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,383
- “administradas” frequency rank
- #5,453
- “administrador” frequency rank
- 41836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administradas | administrador |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de administrado, participio de administrar. | Que se ocupa de la administración de algo. |
Where the eye mixes administradas and administrador
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. administradas and administrador follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: administradas vs administrador
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: administradas is [að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞as] while administrador is [að̞minist̪ɾaˈð̞oɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
administradas is recorded at frequency rank #36,383, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞as]. administrador is at rank #5,453, tagged as anadj, pronounced [að̞minist̪ɾaˈð̞oɾ].
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 41836, this pair ranks #151,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of administradas vs administrador
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administradas": -. Private to "administrador": o.
"administradas" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVC · "administrador" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- administradas ← addministradas · adimnistradas · admiinstradas · adminisrtadas · adminisstradas · administardas · administraads · administradass
- administrador ← addministrador · adimnistrador · admiinstrador · adminisrtador · adminisstrador · administardor · administraddor · administradorr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "administradas" for "administrador" ever safe?
Which is more common, "administradas" or "administrador"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "administradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "administrador" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administradas" and "administrador" 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 #151,519 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.