Which to use
“admiraba” and “admiran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,461
- “admiraba” frequency rank
- #29,907
- “admiran” frequency rank
- 57368
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admiraba | admiran |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de admirar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de admirar. |
Where the eye mixes admiraba and admiran
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. admiraba runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against admiran's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between admiraba and admiran
A purely visual mix-up. admiraba ([að̞miˈɾaβ̞a]) and admiran ([að̞ˈmiɾãn]) 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 57368, 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]. admiran is at rank #29,907, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈmiɾãn].
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 57368, this pair ranks #70,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of admiraba vs admiran
Shared letters: adimr. Private to "admiraba": b. Private to "admiran": n.
"admiraba" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "admiran" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "admiraba" and "admiran" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "admiraba" vs "admiran" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "admiraba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admiran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admiraba" and "admiran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admiran vs admitan". 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 #70,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.