selectivas

[selekˈt̪iβ̞as]

/[selekˈt̪iβ̞as]/ adj

The verdict

“selectivas” has 17 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,257. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,257
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-selectivas · selectivas · Spanish

selectivas · rank #43,257 · 17 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,257
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH seguíamos

Nearest frequency peer: seguíamos (-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 “selectivas”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “selectivas” 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).

selectivas vs selectivos
90% similar
selectivas vs selectas
80% similar
selectivas vs selectiva
90% similar

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

Key facts for selectivas
PropertyValue
Headwordselectivas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[selekˈt̪iβ̞as]
Letters10
Frequency rank#43,257
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “selectivas”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).selectivascae 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 “seguíamos” (#43,256), “selladas” (#43,258), “secuencial” (#43,254). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “selectivas” va en #43,257. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around selectivas (IPA [selekˈt̪iβ̞as]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,257 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de selectivo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for selectivas, with forms such as "celectivas", "eslectivas", and "seelctivas". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "selectivos", "selectas", "selectiva", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is selectivas, spelled S-E-L-E-C-T-I-V-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de selectivo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • celectivas
  • eslectivas
  • seelctivas
  • selcetivas
  • selecctivas
  • selecitvas
  • selectiavs
  • selectibas
  • selectivass
  • selectivsa
  • selectivvas
  • selecttivas
  • selectvias
  • seletcivas
  • sellectivas
  • sleectivas
  • sselectivas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

celectivas1eslectivas2seelctivas2selcetivas2selecctivas1selecitvas2selectiavs2selectibas1
Edit distance from "selectivas"

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 "selectivas"?
"selectivas" is spelled S-E-L-E-C-T-I-V-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [selekˈt̪iβ̞as].
What does "selectivas" mean?
As an adjective, "selectivas" means: Forma del femenino plural de selectivo.
What words are commonly confused with "selectivas"?
"selectivas" is commonly confused with "selectivos", "selectas", "selectiva". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "selectivas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selectivas" is [selekˈt̪iβ̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selectivas" come from?
"selectivas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list