Which to use
“activo” and “adictivo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,435
- “activo” frequency rank
- #29,460
- “adictivo” frequency rank
- 31895
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | activo | adictivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que es capaz de causar efecto o ser fuente de acciones. | Que genera o causa adicción, necesidad o hábito compulsivo. |
Where the eye mixes activo and adictivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. activo runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against adictivo's 8 (VCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses activo with adictivo
A purely visual mix-up. activo ([akˈt̪iβ̞o]) and adictivo ([að̞ikˈt̪iβ̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
activo is recorded at frequency rank #2,435, classified as anadj, pronounced [akˈt̪iβ̞o]. adictivo is at rank #29,460, tagged as anadj, pronounced [að̞ikˈt̪iβ̞o].
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 31895, this pair ranks #204,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of activo vs adictivo
Shared letters: aciotv. Private to "activo": -. Private to "adictivo": d.
"activo" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "adictivo" · 8 letters · shape VCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "activo" and "adictivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "activo" vs "adictivo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "activo" and "adictivo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "activo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "adictivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #204,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "activo" and "adictivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adictivo 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 #204,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.