Which to use
“competitiva” and “competitivas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,051
- “competitiva” frequency rank
- #24,433
- “competitivas” frequency rank
- 39484
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | competitiva | competitivas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de competitivo. | Forma del femenino plural de competitivo. |
Where the eye mixes competitiva and competitivas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. competitiva runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVCV) against competitivas's 12 (CVCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between competitiva and competitivas
A purely visual mix-up. competitiva ([kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞a]) and competitivas ([kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞as]) 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) - “competitiva” sits inside “competitivas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
competitiva is recorded at frequency rank #15,051, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞a]. competitivas is at rank #24,433, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞as].
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 39484, this pair ranks #164,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of competitiva vs competitivas
Shared letters: aceimoptv. Private to "competitiva": -. Private to "competitivas": s.
"competitiva" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV · "competitivas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- competitiva ← ccompetitiva · cmopetitiva · comeptitiva · commpetitiva · compeittiva · competiitva · competitiav · competitiba
- competitivas ← ccompetitivas · cmopetitivas · comeptitivas · commpetitivas · compeittivas · competiitvas · competitiavs · competitibas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "competitiva" and "competitivas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "competitiva" or "competitivas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "competitiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "competitivas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #164,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "competitiva" and "competitivas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "competitivas vs competitivos". 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 #164,214 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.