admitidovsadmitióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,382
“admitido” frequency rank
#10,603
“admitió” frequency rank
23985
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature admitido admitió
Definition Participio de admitir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de admitir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set admitido and admitió apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
admitido
7 ch
admitió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admitido ([að̞miˈt̪ið̞o]) and admitió ([að̞miˈt̪jo]) 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 23985, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

admitido is recorded at frequency rank #13,382, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈt̪ið̞o]. admitió is at rank #10,603, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈt̪jo].

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 23985, this pair ranks #243,267 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of admitido vs admitió

Shared letters: adimt. Private to "admitido": o. Private to "admitió": ó.

"admitido" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "admitió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admitidoaddmitido · adimtido · admiitdo · admitdio · admitiddo · admitiod · admittido · admmitido

Frequency comparison

admitido#13,382
admitió#10,603

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admitido" and "admitió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞miˈt̪ið̞o] versus [að̞miˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admitido" or "admitió"?
"admitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,603 in our Spanish list, against #13,382 for "admitido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering admitido vs admitió

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list