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 eye mixes admitan and admitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. admitan and admitir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between admitan and admitir
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "admitan" and "admitir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "admitan" or "admitir"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "admitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admitan" and "admitir" 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 #104,641 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.