Which to use
“admira” and “admirar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,244
- “admira” frequency rank
- #13,831
- “admirar” frequency rank
- 34075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admira | admirar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de admirar. | Mirar con encanto. |
Where the eye mixes admira and admirar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. admira runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against admirar's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses admira with admirar
A purely visual mix-up. admira ([að̞ˈmiɾa]) and admirar ([að̞miˈɾaɾ]) 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) - “admira” sits inside “admirar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
admira is recorded at frequency rank #20,244, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈmiɾa]. admirar is at rank #13,831, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈɾaɾ].
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 34075, this pair ranks #193,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of admira vs admirar
Shared letters: adimr. Private to "admira": -. Private to "admirar": -.
"admira" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "admirar" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "admira" and "admirar" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "admira" vs "admirar" - 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 "admira" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admirar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admira" and "admirar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admira vs amina". 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 #193,380 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.