competitivasvscompetitivosWhat's the difference?

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

#24,433
“competitivas” frequency rank
#17,379
“competitivos” frequency rank
41812
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature competitivas competitivos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de competitivo. Forma del plural de competitivo.

Where the eye mixes competitivas and competitivos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. competitivas and competitivos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

12 ch
competitivas
12 ch
competitivos

Look-alike desk: competitivas vs competitivos

A purely visual mix-up. competitivas ([kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞as]) and competitivos ([kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “competitivas” becomes o in “competitivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

competitivas is recorded at frequency rank #24,433, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞as]. competitivos is at rank #17,379, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞os].

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 41812, this pair ranks #151,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of competitivas vs competitivos

Shared letters: ceimopstv. Private to "competitivas": a. Private to "competitivos": -.

"competitivas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC  ·  "competitivos" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • competitivas ← ccompetitivas · cmopetitivas · comeptitivas · commpetitivas · compeittivas · competiitvas · competitiavs · competitibas
  • competitivos ← ccompetitivos · cmopetitivos · comeptitivos · commpetitivos · compeittivos · competiitvos · competitibos · competitiovs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "competitivas" and "competitivos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞as] versus [kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "competitivas" or "competitivos"?
"competitivos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,379 in our Spanish list, against #24,433 for "competitivas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "competitivas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "competitivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #151,645 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "competitivas" and "competitivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "competitiva vs competitivas". 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 #151,645 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