Which to use
“administradoras” is an adjective and “administrados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,705
- “administradoras” frequency rank
- #25,510
- “administrados” frequency rank
- 71215
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administradoras | administrados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de administrador. | Forma del plural de administrado, participio de administrar. |
Where the eye mixes administradoras and administrados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. administradoras runs 15 letters (VCCVCVCCCVCVCVC) against administrados's 13 (VCCVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses administradoras with administrados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: administradoras is [að̞minist̪ɾaˈð̞oɾas] while administrados is [að̞minisˈt̪ɾað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71215, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
administradoras is recorded at frequency rank #45,705, classified as anadj, pronounced [að̞minist̪ɾaˈð̞oɾas]. 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 71215, this pair ranks #27,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of administradoras vs administrados
Shared letters: adimnorst. Private to "administradoras": -. Private to "administrados": -.
"administradoras" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVCVC · "administrados" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- administradoras ← addministradoras · adimnistradoras · admiinstradoras · adminisrtadoras · adminisstradoras · administardoras · administraddoras · administradoars
- administrados ← addministrados · adimnistrados · admiinstrados · adminisrtados · adminisstrados · administardos · administraddos · administradoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "administradoras" for "administrados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "administradoras" vs "administrados" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "administradoras" 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 #27,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administradoras" and "administrados" 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 #27,986 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.