admitanvsadmitirWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#45,706
“admitan” frequency rank
#4,474
“admitir” frequency rank
50180
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature admitan admitir
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de admitir. Autorizar a personas, animales o cosas en un lugar o ámbito dado.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
admitan
7 ch
admitir

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admitan ([að̞ˈmit̪ãn]) and admitir ([að̞miˈt̪iɾ]) 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 50180, 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]. admitir is at rank #4,474, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈt̪iɾ].

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 50180, this pair ranks #104,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of admitan vs admitir

Shared letters: adimt. Private to "admitan": n. Private to "admitir": r.

"admitan" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "admitir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admitanaddmitan · adimtan · admiatn · admitann · admitna · admittan · admmitan · admtian
  • admitiraddmitir · adimtir · admiitr · admitirr · admitri · admittir · admmitir · admtiir

Frequency comparison

admitan#45,706
admitir#4,474

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admitan" and "admitir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞ˈmit̪ãn] versus [að̞miˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admitan" or "admitir"?
"admitir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,474 in our Spanish list, against #45,706 for "admitan". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering admitan vs admitir

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