adoptivo
[að̞opˈt̪iβ̞o]
The verdict
“adoptivo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #29,461 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #29,461
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que ha sido acogido y declarado jurídicamente hijo o hija de otra persona; que ha sido adoptado.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adoptivo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [að̞opˈt̪iβ̞o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #29,461 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adoptivo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for adoptivo is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [að̞opˈt̪iβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,461 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for adoptivo, with forms such as "addoptivo", "adopitvo", and "adopptivo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "adoptivos", "aditivo", "adoptado", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is adoptivo, spelled A-D-O-P-T-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1Que ha sido acogido y declarado jurídicamente hijo o hija de otra persona; que ha sido adoptado.
- 2Que ha acogido y declarado a otra persona jurídicamente como su pariente (especialmente como su hijo o hija). Que adoptó a alguien.
- 3Que ha sido elegido por otra persona para crear un vínculo de afecto, pertenencia o parentesco que no estaba dado por nacimiento.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: addoptivo,adopitvo,adopptivo,adoptibo,adoptiov,adoptivvo,adopttivo,adoptvio,adotpivo,adpotivo,aodptivo,daoptivo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adoptivo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “adoptivo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-D-O-P-T-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [að̞opˈt̪iβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “adoptivos” - see the side-by-side comparison. adoptivo vs adoptivos
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.