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 eye mixes admiten and admito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. admiten runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against admito's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses admiten with admito
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "admiten" and "admito" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "admiten" or "admito"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "admiten" and "admito" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "admiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "admito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,293 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "admiten" and "admito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adapten vs admiten". 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 #242,293 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.