Which to use
“admiraba” is a verb and “admirable” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,461
- “admiraba” frequency rank
- #12,963
- “admirable” frequency rank
- 40424
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admiraba | admirable |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de admirar. | Que merece o causa admiración; digno de admirarse por cualidades consideradas extraordinarias. |
Where the eye mixes admiraba and admirable
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: admiraba vs admirable
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: admiraba is [að̞miˈɾaβ̞a] while admirable is [að̞miˈɾaβ̞le]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40424, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
admiraba is recorded at frequency rank #27,461, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈɾaβ̞a]. admirable is at rank #12,963, tagged as anadj, pronounced [að̞miˈɾaβ̞le].
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 40424, this pair ranks #159,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of admiraba vs admirable
Shared letters: abdimr. Private to "admiraba": -. Private to "admirable": el.
"admiraba" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "admirable" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "admiraba" and "admirable" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "admiraba" vs "admirable" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "admiraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admirable" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admiraba" and "admirable" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admiraba vs admirada". 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 #159,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.