Which to use
“actividad” and “actividades” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #798
- “actividad” frequency rank
- #732
- “actividades” frequency rank
- 1530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | actividad | actividades |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Calidad de activo. | Forma del plural de actividad |
Where the eye mixes actividad and actividades
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. actividad runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against actividades's 11 (VCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between actividad and actividades
A purely visual mix-up. actividad ([akt̪iβ̞iˈð̞að̞]) and actividades ([akt̪iβ̞iˈð̞að̞es]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “actividad” sits inside “actividades”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
actividad is recorded at frequency rank #798, classified as anoun, pronounced [akt̪iβ̞iˈð̞að̞]. actividades is at rank #732, tagged as anoun, pronounced [akt̪iβ̞iˈð̞að̞es].
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 1530, this pair ranks #321,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of actividad vs actividades
Shared letters: acditv. Private to "actividad": -. Private to "actividades": es.
"actividad" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC · "actividades" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- actividad ← acctividad · acitvidad · actibidad · actiivdad · activdiad · activiadd · actividadd · actividda
- actividades ← acctividades · acitvidades · actibidades · actiivdades · activdiades · activiaddes · actividaddes · actividadess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "actividad" for "actividades" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "actividad" or "actividades" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "actividad" and "actividades" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "actividad" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "actividades" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "actividad" and "actividades" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "activadas vs actividad". 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 #321,904 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.