Which to use
“admiraba” and “adoraba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,461
- “admiraba” frequency rank
- #33,913
- “adoraba” frequency rank
- 61374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admiraba | adoraba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de admirar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de adorar. |
Where the eye mixes admiraba and adoraba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. admiraba runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against adoraba's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between admiraba and adoraba
A purely visual mix-up. admiraba ([að̞miˈɾaβ̞a]) and adoraba ([að̞oˈɾaβ̞a]) 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 61374, 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]. adoraba is at rank #33,913, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞oˈɾaβ̞a].
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 61374, this pair ranks #55,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of admiraba vs adoraba
Shared letters: abdr. Private to "admiraba": im. Private to "adoraba": o.
"admiraba" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "adoraba" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "admiraba" for "adoraba" ever safe?
Which is more common, "admiraba" or "adoraba"?
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 "adoraba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admiraba" and "adoraba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adoraba vs alojaba". 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 #55,672 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.