Which to use
“adoptan” and “adoptar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,431
- “adoptan” frequency rank
- #4,849
- “adoptar” frequency rank
- 23280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoptan | adoptar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de adoptar. | Llevar a cabo una adopción, el acto de recibir a alguien en una relación de parentesco (como hijo o pariente propios), con los requisitos legales del caso. |
Where the eye mixes adoptan and adoptar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: adoptan vs adoptar
A purely visual mix-up. adoptan ([aˈð̞opt̪ãn]) and adoptar ([að̞opˈt̪aɾ]) 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 - n in “adoptan” becomes r in “adoptar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adoptan is recorded at frequency rank #18,431, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞opt̪ãn]. adoptar is at rank #4,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [að̞opˈt̪aɾ].
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 23280, this pair ranks #246,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adoptan vs adoptar
Shared letters: adopt. Private to "adoptan": n. Private to "adoptar": r.
"adoptan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "adoptar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "adoptan" and "adoptar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "adoptan" or "adoptar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoptan" and "adoptar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adapten vs adoptan". 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 #246,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.