Which to use
“adulta” and “adultas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,568
- “adulta” frequency rank
- #21,549
- “adultas” frequency rank
- 31117
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adulta | adultas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de adulto. | Forma del femenino plural de adulto. |
Where the eye mixes adulta and adultas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adulta runs 6 letters (VCVCCV) against adultas's 7 (VCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: adulta vs adultas
A purely visual mix-up. adulta ([aˈð̞ul̪t̪a]) and adultas ([aˈð̞ul̪t̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “adulta” sits inside “adultas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31117, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adulta is recorded at frequency rank #9,568, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈð̞ul̪t̪a]. adultas is at rank #21,549, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈð̞ul̪t̪as].
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 31117, this pair ranks #208,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adulta vs adultas
Shared letters: adltu. Private to "adulta": -. Private to "adultas": s.
"adulta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "adultas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adulta" for "adultas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "adulta" or "adultas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "adulta" and "adultas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "adulta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adultas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adulta" and "adultas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adultas vs adultez". 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 #208,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.