Which to use
“adhesiva” and “agresiva” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,845
- “adhesiva” frequency rank
- #11,341
- “agresiva” frequency rank
- 47186
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | adhesiva | agresiva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de adhesivo. | Forma del femenino de agresivo. |
Where the eye mixes adhesiva and agresiva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. adhesiva and agresiva follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses adhesiva with agresiva
A purely visual mix-up. adhesiva ([að̞eˈsiβ̞a]) and agresiva ([aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47186, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
adhesiva is recorded at frequency rank #35,845, classified as anadj, pronounced [að̞eˈsiβ̞a]. agresiva is at rank #11,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞a].
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 47186, this pair ranks #121,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of adhesiva vs agresiva
Shared letters: aeisv. Private to "adhesiva": dh. Private to "agresiva": gr.
"adhesiva" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV · "agresiva" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "adhesiva" for "agresiva" ever safe?
Frequency check: "adhesiva" vs "agresiva" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "adhesiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "agresiva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "adhesiva" and "agresiva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adhesiva vs adhesivo". 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 #121,456 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.