Which to use
“activa” and “activo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,434
- “activa” frequency rank
- #2,435
- “activo” frequency rank
- 4869
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | activa | activo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de activo. | Que es capaz de causar efecto o ser fuente de acciones. |
Where the eye mixes activa and activo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between activa and activo
A purely visual mix-up. activa ([akˈt̪iβ̞a]) and activo ([akˈt̪iβ̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “activa” becomes o in “activo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4869, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
activa is recorded at frequency rank #2,434, classified as anadj, pronounced [akˈt̪iβ̞a]. activo is at rank #2,435, tagged as anadj, pronounced [akˈt̪iβ̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 4869, this pair ranks #315,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of activa vs activo
Shared letters: acitv. Private to "activa": -. Private to "activo": o.
"activa" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "activo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "activa" and "activo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "activa" or "activo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "activa" and "activo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "activa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "activo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "activa" and "activo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "activo vs aditivo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #315,043 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.