Which to use
“adoptar” and “adopten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,849
- “adoptar” frequency rank
- #24,362
- “adopten” frequency rank
- 29211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adoptar | adopten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de adoptar. |
Where the eye mixes adoptar and adopten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adoptar and adopten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between adoptar and adopten
A purely visual mix-up. adoptar ([að̞opˈt̪aɾ]) and adopten ([aˈð̞opt̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adoptar is recorded at frequency rank #4,849, classified as averb, pronounced [að̞opˈt̪aɾ]. adopten is at rank #24,362, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈð̞opt̪ẽn].
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 29211, this pair ranks #218,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adoptar vs adopten
Shared letters: adopt. Private to "adoptar": r. Private to "adopten": en.
"adoptar" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "adopten" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "adoptar" and "adopten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "adoptar" or "adopten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adoptar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adopten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adoptar" and "adopten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adapten vs adopten". 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 #218,156 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.