Which to use
“admita” and “admiten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,472
- “admita” frequency rank
- #14,266
- “admiten” frequency rank
- 46738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admita | admiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de admitir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de admitir. |
Where the eye mixes admita and admiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. admita runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against admiten's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between admita and admiten
A purely visual mix-up. admita ([að̞ˈmit̪a]) and admiten ([að̞ˈmit̪ẽn]) 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 46738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
admita is recorded at frequency rank #32,472, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈmit̪a]. admiten is at rank #14,266, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈmit̪ẽn].
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 46738, this pair ranks #124,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of admita vs admiten
Shared letters: adimt. Private to "admita": -. Private to "admiten": en.
"admita" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "admiten" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "admita" and "admiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "admita" or "admiten"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "admita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admita" and "admiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admita 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 #124,055 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.