admitanvsadmitióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#45,706
“admitan” frequency rank
#10,603
“admitió” frequency rank
56309
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature admitan admitió
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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de admitir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set admitan and admitió apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
admitan
7 ch
admitió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admitan ([að̞ˈmit̪ãn]) and admitió ([að̞miˈt̪jo]) 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 56309, 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]. admitió is at rank #10,603, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈt̪jo].

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 56309, this pair ranks #75,146 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of admitan vs admitió

Shared letters: adimt. Private to "admitan": n. Private to "admitió": ó.

"admitan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "admitió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admitanaddmitan · adimtan · admiatn · admitann · admitna · admittan · admmitan · admtian

Frequency comparison

admitan#45,706
admitió#10,603

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admitan" and "admitió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞ˈmit̪ãn] versus [að̞miˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admitan" or "admitió"?
"admitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,603 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 admitió

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list