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

#9,569
“agresivo” frequency rank
#16,001
“agresivos” frequency rank
25570
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes agresivo and agresivos

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

8 ch
agresivo
9 ch
agresivos

Look-alike desk: agresivo vs agresivos

A purely visual mix-up. agresivo ([aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞o]) and agresivos ([aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞os]) 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) - “agresivo” sits inside “agresivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25570, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

agresivo is recorded at frequency rank #9,569, classified as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞o]. agresivos is at rank #16,001, tagged as anadj, pronounced [aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞os].

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 25570, this pair ranks #235,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of agresivo vs agresivos

Shared letters: aegiorsv. Private to "agresivo": -. Private to "agresivos": -.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • agresivoagersivo · aggresivo · agrecivo · agreisvo · agresibo · agresiov · agresivvo · agressivo
  • agresivosagersivos · aggresivos · agrecivos · agreisvos · agresibos · agresiovs · agresivoss · agresivso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "agresivo" and "agresivos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞o] versus [aɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "agresivo" vs "agresivos" - which ranks higher?
"agresivo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,569 in our Spanish list, against #16,001 for "agresivos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "agresivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "agresivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #235,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "agresivo" and "agresivos" 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 #235,832 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