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

#23,651
“agresivas” frequency rank
#9,569
“agresivo” frequency rank
33220
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature agresivas agresivo
Definition Forma del femenino plural de agresivo. Que tiene agresividad, que parece que va a agredir a alguien.

Where the eye mixes agresivas and agresivo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. agresivas runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCVC) against agresivo's 8 (VCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
agresivas
8 ch
agresivo

Why the eye confuses agresivas with agresivo

A purely visual mix-up. agresivas ([aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞as]) and agresivo ([aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agresivas is recorded at frequency rank #23,651, classified as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞as]. agresivo is at rank #9,569, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞o].

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 33220, this pair ranks #197,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agresivas vs agresivo

Shared letters: aegirsv. Private to "agresivas": -. Private to "agresivo": o.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agresivasagersivas · aggresivas · agrecivas · agreisvas · agresiavs · agresibas · agresivass · agresivsa
  • agresivoagersivo · aggresivo · agrecivo · agreisvo · agresibo · agresiov · agresivvo · agressivo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agresivas" and "agresivo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞as] versus [aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agresivas" vs "agresivo" - which ranks higher?
"agresivo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,569 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.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "agresivas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agresivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #197,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agresivas" and "agresivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "adhesivo vs agresivo". 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 #197,957 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