admitenvsadmitoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,266
“admiten” frequency rank
#9,930
“admito” frequency rank
24196
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
admiten
6 ch
admito

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admiten ([að̞ˈmit̪ẽn]) and admito ([að̞ˈmit̪o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24196, 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]. admito is at rank #9,930, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞ˈmit̪o].

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 24196, this pair ranks #242,293 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of admiten vs admito

Shared letters: adimt. Private to "admiten": en. Private to "admito": o.

"admiten" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC  ·  "admito" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admitenaddmiten · adimten · admietn · admitenn · admitne · admitten · admmiten · admtien
  • admitoaddmito · adimto · admiot · admitto · admmito · admtio · amdito · damito

Frequency comparison

admiten#14,266
admito#9,930

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admiten" and "admito" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞ˈmit̪ẽn] versus [að̞ˈmit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admiten" or "admito"?
"admito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,930 in our Spanish list, against #14,266 for "admiten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering admiten vs admito

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
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list