Which to use
“adyacente” and “adyacentes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,015
- “adyacente” frequency rank
- #20,873
- “adyacentes” frequency rank
- 49888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adyacente | adyacentes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se encuentra cerca o al lado. | Forma del plural de adyacente. |
Where the eye mixes adyacente and adyacentes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. adyacente runs 9 letters (VCVVCVCCV) against adyacentes's 10 (VCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses adyacente with adyacentes
A purely visual mix-up. adyacente ([að̞ʝaˈsẽn̪t̪e]) and adyacentes ([að̞ʝaˈsẽn̪t̪es]) 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) - “adyacente” sits inside “adyacentes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adyacente is recorded at frequency rank #29,015, classified as anadj, pronounced [að̞ʝaˈsẽn̪t̪e]. adyacentes is at rank #20,873, tagged as anadj, pronounced [að̞ʝaˈsẽn̪t̪es].
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 49888, this pair ranks #106,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adyacente vs adyacentes
Shared letters: acdenty. Private to "adyacente": -. Private to "adyacentes": s.
"adyacente" · 9 letters · shape VCVVCVCCV · "adyacentes" · 10 letters · shape VCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- adyacente ← adaycente · addyacente · adyaccente · adyacenet · adyacennte · adyacentte · adyacetne · adyacnete
- adyacentes ← adaycentes · addyacentes · adyaccentes · adyacenets · adyacenntes · adyacentess · adyacentse · adyacenttes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adyacente" for "adyacentes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adyacente" vs "adyacentes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adyacente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adyacentes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #106,278 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.