Which to use
“admita” and “admitir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,472
- “admita” frequency rank
- #4,474
- “admitir” frequency rank
- 36946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admita | admitir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de admitir. | Autorizar a personas, animales o cosas en un lugar o ámbito dado. |
Where the eye mixes admita and admitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. admita runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against admitir's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses admita with admitir
A purely visual mix-up. admita ([að̞ˈmit̪a]) and admitir ([að̞miˈt̪iɾ]) 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 36946, 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]. admitir is at rank #4,474, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈt̪iɾ].
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 36946, this pair ranks #177,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of admita vs admitir
Shared letters: adimt. Private to "admita": -. Private to "admitir": r.
"admita" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "admitir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "admita" for "admitir" ever safe?
Frequency check: "admita" vs "admitir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "admita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #177,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admita" and "admitir" 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 #177,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.