active

[akˈt̪iβ̞e]

/[akˈt̪iβ̞e]/ verb

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The verdict

“active” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,585. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,585
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de activar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-active · active · Spanish

active · rank #17,585 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,585
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH accionista

Nearest frequency peer: accionista (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “active”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “active” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

active vs alive
67% similar
active vs activo
83% similar
active vs activos
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for active
PropertyValue
Headwordactive
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[akˈt̪iβ̞e]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,585
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “active”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).activecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “accionista” (#17,584), “actuaron” (#17,586), “abandonadas” (#17,583). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “active” va en #17,585. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around active (IPA [akˈt̪iβ̞e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,585 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for active, with forms such as "acctive", "acitve", and "actibe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "alive", "activo", "activos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is active, spelled A-C-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de activar.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de activar.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de activar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acctive
  • acitve
  • actibe
  • actiev
  • activve
  • acttive
  • actvie
  • atcive
  • cative

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of active - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acctive1acitve2actibe1actiev2activve1acttive1actvie2atcive2
Edit distance from "active"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "active"?
"active" is spelled A-C-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [akˈt̪iβ̞e].
What does "active" mean?
As a verb, "active" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de activar.
What words are commonly confused with "active"?
"active" is commonly confused with "alive", "activo", "activos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "active"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "active" is [akˈt̪iβ̞e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "active" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "active", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

óptimo#17,579ubican#17,569atrapa#17,602ticket#17,560

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Arellano9 variantsarmenio9 variantssirios9 variantscarnal9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list