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“agresiva” and “agresivas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,341
“agresiva” frequency rank
#23,651
“agresivas” frequency rank
34992
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agresiva agresivas
Definition Forma del femenino de agresivo. Forma del femenino plural de agresivo.

Where the eye mixes agresiva and agresivas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. agresiva runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCV) against agresivas's 9 (VCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
agresiva
9 ch
agresivas

Look-alike desk: agresiva vs agresivas

A purely visual mix-up. agresiva ([aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞a]) and agresivas ([aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “agresiva” sits inside “agresivas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agresiva is recorded at frequency rank #11,341, classified as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞a]. agresivas is at rank #23,651, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞as].

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 34992, this pair ranks #188,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agresiva vs agresivas

Shared letters: aegirsv. Private to "agresiva": -. Private to "agresivas": -.

"agresiva" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCV  ·  "agresivas" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agresivaagersiva · aggresiva · agreciva · agreisva · agresiav · agresiba · agresivva · agressiva
  • agresivasagersivas · aggresivas · agrecivas · agreisvas · agresiavs · agresibas · agresivass · agresivsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "agresiva" and "agresivas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞a] versus [aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agresiva" vs "agresivas" - which ranks higher?
"agresiva" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,341 in our Spanish list, against #23,651 for "agresivas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "agresiva" and "agresivas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agresiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agresivas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #188,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agresiva" and "agresivas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "agredida vs agresiva". 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 #188,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list