Which to use
“administrativa” and “administrativas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,049
- “administrativa” frequency rank
- #7,948
- “administrativas” frequency rank
- 11997
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administrativa | administrativas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de administrativo. | Forma del femenino plural de administrativo. |
Where the eye mixes administrativa and administrativas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. administrativa runs 14 letters (VCCVCVCCCVCVCV) against administrativas's 15 (VCCVCVCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses administrativa with administrativas
A purely visual mix-up. administrativa ([að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞a]) and administrativas ([að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “administrativa” sits inside “administrativas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11997, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
administrativa is recorded at frequency rank #4,049, classified as anadj, pronounced [að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞a]. administrativas is at rank #7,948, tagged as anadj, pronounced [að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞as].
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 11997, this pair ranks #293,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of administrativa vs administrativas
Shared letters: adimnrstv. Private to "administrativa": -. Private to "administrativas": -.
"administrativa" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVCV · "administrativas" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- administrativa ← addministrativa · adimnistrativa · admiinstrativa · adminisrtativa · adminisstrativa · administartiva · administraitva · administratiav
- administrativas ← addministrativas · adimnistrativas · admiinstrativas · adminisrtativas · adminisstrativas · administartivas · administraitvas · administratiavs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "administrativa" for "administrativas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "administrativa" vs "administrativas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "administrativa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "administrativas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administrativa" and "administrativas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "administration vs administrativa". 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 #293,117 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.