admitióvsadmitirWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,603
“admitió” frequency rank
#4,474
“admitir” frequency rank
15077
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature admitió admitir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de admitir. Autorizar a personas, animales o cosas en un lugar o ámbito dado.

Where the spellings diverge

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

7 ch
admitió
7 ch
admitir

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. admitió ([að̞miˈt̪jo]) 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 differ by a single letter - ó in “admitió” becomes r in “admitir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

admitió is recorded at frequency rank #10,603, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞miˈt̪jo]. 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 15077, this pair ranks #281,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of admitió vs admitir

Shared letters: adimt. Private to "admitió": ó. Private to "admitir": r.

"admitió" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV  ·  "admitir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • admitiraddmitir · adimtir · admiitr · admitirr · admitri · admittir · admmitir · admtiir

Frequency comparison

admitió#10,603
admitir#4,474

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "admitió" and "admitir" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([að̞miˈt̪jo] versus [að̞miˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "admitió" or "admitir"?
"admitir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,474 in our Spanish list, against #10,603 for "admitió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering admitió vs admitir

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list