Which to use
“aggressive” and “aggressives” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,228
- “aggressive” frequency rank
- #38,560
- “aggressives” frequency rank
- 52788
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aggressive | aggressives |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aggressiv | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aggressiv |
Where the eye mixes aggressive and aggressives
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses aggressive with aggressives
A purely visual mix-up. aggressive ([aɡʁɛˈsiːvə]) and aggressives ([aɡʁɛˈsiːvəs]) 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) - “aggressive” sits inside “aggressives”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52788, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aggressive is recorded at frequency rank #14,228, classified as anadj, pronounced [aɡʁɛˈsiːvə]. aggressives is at rank #38,560, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɡʁɛˈsiːvəs].
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 52788, this pair ranks #1,083,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aggressive vs aggressives
Shared letters: aegirsv. Private to "aggressive": -. Private to "aggressives": -.
"aggressive" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV · "aggressives" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aggressive ← aggerssive · aggresisve · aggresive · aggressiev · aggressivve · aggressvie · aggreßive · aggrressive
- aggressives ← aggerssives · aggresisves · aggresives · aggressievs · aggressivess · aggressivse · aggressivves · aggressvies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aggressive" and "aggressives" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aggressive" or "aggressives"?
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 "aggressive" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aggressives" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,083,225 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aggressive" and "aggressives" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aggressiver vs aggressives". 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 #1,083,225 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.