Which to use
“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.
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?
Which is more common, "competitivas" or "competitivos"?
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.