positiva

[posiˈt̪iβ̞a]

/[posiˈt̪iβ̞a]/ adj

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The verdict

“positiva” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,582. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,582
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de positivo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-positiva · positiva · Spanish

positiva · rank #3,582 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,582
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH patrón

Nearest frequency peer: patrón (-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 “positiva”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “positiva” 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).

positiva vs positivo
88% similar
positiva vs positivos
78% similar
positiva vs positivas
89% similar

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

Key facts for positiva
PropertyValue
Headwordpositiva
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[posiˈt̪iβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,582
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “positiva”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.positivacae 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 “patrón” (#3,581), “procedimientos” (#3,583), “orientación” (#3,580). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “positiva” va en #3,582. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around positiva (IPA [posiˈt̪iβ̞a]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,582 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino de positivo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for positiva, with forms such as "opsitiva", "pocitiva", and "poistiva". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "positivo", "positivos", "positivas", 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, 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 positiva, spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de positivo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opsitiva
  • pocitiva
  • poistiva
  • posiitva
  • positiav
  • positiba
  • positivva
  • posittiva
  • positvia
  • possitiva
  • postiiva
  • ppositiva
  • psoitiva

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of positiva - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opsitiva2pocitiva1poistiva2posiitva2positiav2positiba1positivva1posittiva1
Edit distance from "positiva"

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 "positiva"?
"positiva" is spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [posiˈt̪iβ̞a].
What does "positiva" mean?
As an adjective, "positiva" means: Forma del femenino de positivo.
What words are commonly confused with "positiva"?
"positiva" is commonly confused with "positivo", "positivos", "positivas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "positiva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "positiva" is [posiˈt̪iβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "positiva" come from?
"positiva" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quedando#3,585mediados#3,574salarios#3,591titulado#3,595

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

profesora13 variantsindividuo13 variantseducativo13 variantscaminando13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list