positivo

[posiˈt̪iβ̞o]

/[posiˈt̪iβ̞o]/ adj

The verdict

“positivo” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,416. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,416
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que no da lugar a dudas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-positivo · positivo · Spanish

positivo · rank #2,416 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,416
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH poniendo

Nearest frequency peer: poniendo (-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 “positivo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “positivo” 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).

positivo vs positivos
89% similar
positivo vs político
63% similar
positivo vs positiva
88% similar

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

Key facts for positivo
PropertyValue
Headwordpositivo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[posiˈt̪iβ̞o]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,416
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “positivo”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).positivocae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “poniendo” (#2,415), “promoción” (#2,417), “pista” (#2,414). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “positivo” va en #2,416. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around positivo (IPA [posiˈt̪iβ̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,416 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for positivo, with forms such as "opsitivo", "pocitivo", and "poistivo". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "positivos", "político", "positiva", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is positivo, spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no da lugar a dudas.
  2. 2
    Se dice de algo que existe, mejora o aumenta, en oposición a negativo, que se aplica a lo que falta.
  3. 3
    Que es de utilidad o sirve para mejorar o para lograr algo.
  4. 4
    Optimista, que ve el lado útil o afirmativo de las cosas.
  5. 5
    Se dice de lo afirmativo, contrapuesto a lo negativo.
  6. 6
    Se dice de cargas o características opuestas al negativo (como el opuesto la carga negativa del electrón).
  7. 7
    Se aplica al número o cifra que tiene un valor mayor de cero, o que está precedido por el signo (+).
  8. 8
    Se dice de una copia fotográfica en que las partes claras y oscuras aparecen como se ven en la realidad.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opsitivo
  • pocitivo
  • poistivo
  • posiitvo
  • positibo
  • positiov
  • positivvo
  • posittivo
  • positvio
  • possitivo
  • postiivo
  • ppositivo
  • psoitivo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of positivo - 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.

opsitivo2pocitivo1poistivo2posiitvo2positibo1positiov2positivvo1posittivo1
Edit distance from "positivo"

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 "positivo"?
"positivo" is spelled P-O-S-I-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [posiˈt̪iβ̞o].
What does "positivo" mean?
As an adjective, "positivo" means: Que no da lugar a dudas.
What words are commonly confused with "positivo"?
"positivo" is commonly confused with "positivos", "político", "positiva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "positivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "positivo" is [posiˈt̪iβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "positivo" come from?
"positivo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list