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“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.

6 ch
admita
6 ch
adopta

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

  • admita ← addmita · adimta · admiat · admitta · admmita · admtia · amdita · damita
  • adopta ← addopta · adopat · adoppta · adoptta · adotpa · adpota · aodpta · daopta

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admita" and "adopta" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞ˈmit̪a] versus [aˈð̞opt̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "admita" vs "adopta" - which ranks higher?
"adopta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,756 in our Spanish list, against #32,472 for "admita". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list