Which to use
“admita” and “adopta” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,472
- “admita” frequency rank
- #9,756
- “adopta” frequency rank
- 42228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admita | adopta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de admitir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adoptar. |
Where the eye mixes admita and adopta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. admita (VCCVCV) and adopta (VCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses admita with adopta
A purely visual mix-up. admita ([að̞ˈmit̪a]) and adopta ([aˈð̞opt̪a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42228, 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]. adopta is at rank #9,756, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞opt̪a].
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 42228, this pair ranks #149,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of admita vs adopta
Shared letters: adt. Private to "admita": im. Private to "adopta": op.
"admita" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "adopta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "admita" and "adopta" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "admita" vs "adopta" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "adopta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #149,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admita" and "adopta" 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 #149,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.