Which to use
“adultas” and “adulto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,549
- “adultas” frequency rank
- #5,062
- “adulto” frequency rank
- 26611
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adultas | adulto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de adulto. | Dicho de una persona: que llegó a su pleno crecimiento o desarrollo. |
Where the eye mixes adultas and adulto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. adultas runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against adulto's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between adultas and adulto
A purely visual mix-up. adultas ([aˈð̞ul̪t̪as]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adultas is recorded at frequency rank #21,549, classified as anadj, pronounced [aˈð̞ul̪t̪as]. 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 26611, this pair ranks #230,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adultas vs adulto
Shared letters: adltu. Private to "adultas": s. Private to "adulto": o.
"adultas" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "adulto" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adultas" for "adulto" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "adultas" or "adulto" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "adultas" 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 #230,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adultas" and "adulto" 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 #230,803 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.