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“administrativas” and “administrativo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,948
- “administrativas” frequency rank
- #4,135
- “administrativo” frequency rank
- 12083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | administrativas | administrativo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de administrativo. | Perteneciente o relativo a la administración. |
Where the eye mixes administrativas and administrativo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. administrativas runs 15 letters (VCCVCVCCCVCVCVC) against administrativo's 14 (VCCVCVCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: administrativas vs administrativo
A purely visual mix-up. administrativas ([að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞as]) and administrativo ([að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞o]) 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 12083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
administrativas is recorded at frequency rank #7,948, classified as anadj, pronounced [að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞as]. administrativo is at rank #4,135, tagged as anadj, pronounced [að̞minist̪ɾaˈt̪iβ̞o].
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 12083, this pair ranks #292,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of administrativas vs administrativo
Shared letters: adimnrstv. Private to "administrativas": -. Private to "administrativo": o.
"administrativas" · 15 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVCVC · "administrativo" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- administrativas ← addministrativas · adimnistrativas · admiinstrativas · adminisrtativas · adminisstrativas · administartivas · administraitvas · administratiavs
- administrativo ← addministrativo · adimnistrativo · admiinstrativo · adminisrtativo · adminisstrativo · administartivo · administraitvo · administratibo
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "administrativas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "administrativo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "administrativas" and "administrativo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "administration vs administrativo". 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 #292,804 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.