Which to use
“administran” and “administrar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,006
- “administran” frequency rank
- #7,947
- “administrar” frequency rank
- 31953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administran | administrar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de administrar. | Dirigir alguna cosa (por ejemplo, una empresa u organización o grupo). |
Where the eye mixes administran and administrar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. administran and administrar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses administran with administrar
A purely visual mix-up. administran ([að̞miˈnist̪ɾãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “administran” becomes r in “administrar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
administran is recorded at frequency rank #24,006, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈnist̪ɾãn]. 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 31953, this pair ranks #204,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of administran vs administrar
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administran": -. Private to "administrar": -.
"administran" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC · "administrar" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- administran ← addministran · adimnistran · admiinstran · adminisrtan · adminisstran · administarn · administrann · administrna
- administrar ← addministrar · adimnistrar · admiinstrar · adminisrtar · adminisstrar · administarr · administrarr · administrra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "administran" for "administrar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "administran" or "administrar"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "administran" 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 #204,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administran" and "administrar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "administraba vs administran". 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 #204,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.