Which to use
“adulta” and “adulto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,568
- “adulta” frequency rank
- #5,062
- “adulto” frequency rank
- 14630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adulta | adulto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de adulto. | Dicho de una persona: que llegó a su pleno crecimiento o desarrollo. |
Where the eye mixes adulta and adulto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adulta and adulto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses adulta with adulto
A purely visual mix-up. adulta ([aˈð̞ul̪t̪a]) and adulto ([aˈð̞ul̪t̪o]) 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 - a in “adulta” becomes o in “adulto”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14630, 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]. adulto is at rank #5,062, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aˈð̞ul̪t̪o].
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 14630, this pair ranks #283,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of adulta vs adulto
Shared letters: adltu. Private to "adulta": -. Private to "adulto": o.
"adulta" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "adulto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adulta" for "adulto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "adulta" or "adulto"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adulta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adulto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #283,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adulta" and "adulto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adulta 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 #283,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.