Which to use
“administran” and “administre” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,006
- “administran” frequency rank
- #44,531
- “administre” frequency rank
- 68537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administran | administre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de administrar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de administrar. |
Where the eye mixes administran and administre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. administran runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCCVC) against administre's 10 (VCCVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses administran with administre
A purely visual mix-up. administran ([að̞miˈnist̪ɾãn]) and administre ([að̞miˈnist̪ɾe]) 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 68537, 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]. administre is at rank #44,531, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈnist̪ɾe].
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 68537, this pair ranks #34,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of administran vs administre
Shared letters: adimnrst. Private to "administran": -. Private to "administre": e.
"administran" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC · "administre" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- administran ← addministran · adimnistran · admiinstran · adminisrtan · adminisstran · administarn · administrann · administrna
- administre ← addministre · adimnistre · admiinstre · adminisrte · adminisstre · administer · administrre · administtre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "administran" and "administre" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "administran" or "administre" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "administran" and "administre" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "administran" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "administre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administran" and "administre" 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 #34,244 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.