Which to use
“competitivo” and “competitivos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,004
- “competitivo” frequency rank
- #17,379
- “competitivos” frequency rank
- 28383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | competitivo | competitivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que pertenece o concierne la competición. | Forma del plural de competitivo. |
Where the eye mixes competitivo and competitivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. competitivo runs 11 letters (CVCCVCVCVCV) against competitivos's 12 (CVCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses competitivo with competitivos
A purely visual mix-up. competitivo ([kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞o]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “competitivo” sits inside “competitivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28383, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
competitivo is recorded at frequency rank #11,004, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõmpet̪iˈt̪iβ̞o]. 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 28383, this pair ranks #222,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of competitivo vs competitivos
Shared letters: ceimoptv. Private to "competitivo": -. Private to "competitivos": s.
"competitivo" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV · "competitivos" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- competitivo ← ccompetitivo · cmopetitivo · comeptitivo · commpetitivo · compeittivo · competiitvo · competitibo · competitiov
- competitivos ← ccompetitivos · cmopetitivos · comeptitivos · commpetitivos · compeittivos · competiitvos · competitibos · competitiovs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "competitivo" and "competitivos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "competitivo" 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 "competitivo" 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 #222,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "competitivo" and "competitivos" 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 #222,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.