posesivo
[poseˈsiβ̞o]
The verdict
“posesivo” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #41,015 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #41,015
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 8
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que pertenece o concierne a la posesión.
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 | posesivo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [poseˈsiβ̞o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #41,015 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “posesivo” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for posesivo is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poseˈsiβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,015 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 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for posesivo, with forms such as "opsesivo", "pocecivo", and "poessivo". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "positivo", "poseído", "posesión", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is posesivo, spelled P-O-S-E-S-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1Que pertenece o concierne a la posesión.
- 2Que obra de manera dominante o absorbente en la relación con otros o con una persona en concreto.
- 3Cegado por celos patológicos al punto de que se convierte en tóxico.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: opsesivo,pocecivo,poessivo,poseisvo,posesibo,posesiov,posesivvo,posessivo,posesvio,posseivo,possesivo,pposesivo,psoesivo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of posesivo - 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.
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 “posesivo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-S-E-S-I-V-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [poseˈsiβ̞o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “positivo” - see the side-by-side comparison. posesivo vs positivo
- 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.