admitenvsadmitíaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,266
“admiten” frequency rank
#45,104
“admitía” frequency rank
59370
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature admiten admitía
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de admitir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de admitir.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
admiten
7 ch
admitía

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admiten ([að̞ˈmit̪ẽn]) and admitía ([að̞miˈt̪ia]) 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 59370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

admiten is recorded at frequency rank #14,266, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈmit̪ẽn]. admitía is at rank #45,104, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈt̪ia].

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 59370, this pair ranks #62,855 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of admiten vs admitía

Shared letters: adimt. Private to "admiten": en. Private to "admitía": í.

"admiten" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "admitía" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admitenaddmiten · adimten · admietn · admitenn · admitne · admitten · admmiten · admtien

Frequency comparison

admiten#14,266
admitía#45,104

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admiten" and "admitía" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞ˈmit̪ẽn] versus [að̞miˈt̪ia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admiten" or "admitía"?
"admiten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,266 in our Spanish list, against #45,104 for "admitía". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering admiten vs admitía

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 “admiten” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list