Which to use
“compulsiva” and “compulsivo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,587
- “compulsiva” frequency rank
- #27,532
- “compulsivo” frequency rank
- 66119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | compulsiva | compulsivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de compulsivo. | Dicho de una persona, que padece necesidad irrefrenable de realizar determinados actos. |
Where the eye mixes compulsiva and compulsivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. compulsiva and compulsivo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between compulsiva and compulsivo
A purely visual mix-up. compulsiva ([kõmpulˈsiβ̞a]) and compulsivo ([kõmpulˈsiβ̞o]) 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 “compulsiva” becomes o in “compulsivo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
compulsiva is recorded at frequency rank #38,587, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõmpulˈsiβ̞a]. compulsivo is at rank #27,532, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõmpulˈsiβ̞o].
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 66119, this pair ranks #40,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of compulsiva vs compulsivo
Shared letters: cilmopsuv. Private to "compulsiva": a. Private to "compulsivo": -.
"compulsiva" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "compulsivo" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- compulsiva ← ccompulsiva · cmopulsiva · commpulsiva · complusiva · comppulsiva · compulciva · compulisva · compullsiva
- compulsivo ← ccompulsivo · cmopulsivo · commpulsivo · complusivo · comppulsivo · compulcivo · compulisvo · compullsivo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "compulsiva" and "compulsivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "compulsiva" or "compulsivo" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "compulsiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "compulsivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "compulsiva" and "compulsivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "compasiva vs compulsiva". 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 #40,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.