admirovsadmitióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“admiro” and “admitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,441
“admiro” frequency rank
#10,603
“admitió” frequency rank
21044
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature admiro admitió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de admirar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de admitir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set admiro and admitió apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
admiro
7 ch
admitió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admiro ([að̞ˈmiɾo]) and admitió ([að̞miˈt̪jo]) 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 21044, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

admiro is recorded at frequency rank #10,441, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈmiɾo]. admitió is at rank #10,603, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈt̪jo].

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 21044, this pair ranks #256,666 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of admiro vs admitió

Shared letters: adim. Private to "admiro": or. Private to "admitió": .

"admiro" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "admitió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admiroaddmiro · adimro · admior · admirro · admmiro · admrio · amdiro · damiro

Frequency comparison

admiro#10,441
admitió#10,603

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admiro" and "admitió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞ˈmiɾo] versus [að̞miˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admiro" or "admitió"?
"admiro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,441 in our Spanish list, against #10,603 for "admitió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering admiro vs admitió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “admiro” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list