admitanvsadmitenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“admitan” and “admiten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#45,706
“admitan” frequency rank
#14,266
“admiten” frequency rank
59972
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature admitan admiten
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de admitir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de admitir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set admitan and admiten apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
admitan
7 ch
admiten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admitan ([að̞ˈmit̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - a in “admitan” becomes e in “admiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59972, 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]. 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 59972, this pair ranks #60,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of admitan vs admiten

Shared letters: adimnt. Private to "admitan": -. Private to "admiten": e.

"admitan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "admiten" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admitanaddmitan · adimtan · admiatn · admitann · admitna · admittan · admmitan · admtian
  • admitenaddmiten · adimten · admietn · admitenn · admitne · admitten · admmiten · admtien

Frequency comparison

admitan#45,706
admiten#14,266

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admitan" and "admiten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞ˈmit̪ãn] versus [að̞ˈmit̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admitan" or "admiten"?
"admiten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,266 in our Spanish list, against #45,706 for "admitan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering admitan vs admiten

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “admitan” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list