Which to use
“administradas” and “administrados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,383
- “administradas” frequency rank
- #25,510
- “administrados” frequency rank
- 61893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administradas | administrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de administrado, participio de administrar. | Forma del plural de administrado, participio de administrar. |
Where the eye mixes administradas and administrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. administradas and administrados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses administradas with administrados
A purely visual mix-up. administradas ([að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞as]) and administrados ([að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞os]) 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 “administradas” becomes o in “administrados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61893, 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]. administrados is at rank #25,510, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞os].
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 61893, this pair ranks #53,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of administradas vs administrados
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administradas": -. Private to "administrados": o.
"administradas" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVC · "administrados" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- administradas ← addministradas · adimnistradas · admiinstradas · adminisrtadas · adminisstradas · administardas · administraads · administradass
- administrados ← addministrados · adimnistrados · admiinstrados · adminisrtados · adminisstrados · administardos · administraddos · administradoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "administradas" for "administrados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "administradas" vs "administrados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "administrados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administradas" and "administrados" 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 #53,913 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.