Which to use
“admitan” and “admite” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,706
- “admitan” frequency rank
- #6,254
- “admite” frequency rank
- 51960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | admitan | admite |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de admitir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de admitir. |
Where the eye mixes admitan and admite
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. admitan runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against admite's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: admitan vs admite
A purely visual mix-up. admitan ([að̞ˈmit̪ãn]) and admite ([að̞ˈmit̪e]) 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 51960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
admitan is recorded at frequency rank #45,706, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈmit̪ãn]. admite is at rank #6,254, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈmit̪e].
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 51960, this pair ranks #95,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of admitan vs admite
Shared letters: adimt. Private to "admitan": n. Private to "admite": e.
"admitan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "admite" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "admitan" and "admite" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "admitan" or "admite"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "admitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #95,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admitan" and "admite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "admitan vs agitan". 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 #95,144 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.