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

#39,658
“conflictivas” frequency rank
#34,511
“conflictivo” frequency rank
74169
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature conflictivas conflictivo
Definition Forma del femenino plural de conflictivo. Que causa conflictos o enfrentamientos.

Where the eye mixes conflictivas and conflictivo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. conflictivas runs 12 letters (CVCCCVCCVCVC) against conflictivo's 11 (CVCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
conflictivas
11 ch
conflictivo

Visual trap between conflictivas and conflictivo

A purely visual mix-up. conflictivas ([kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞as]) and conflictivo ([kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conflictivas is recorded at frequency rank #39,658, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞as]. conflictivo is at rank #34,511, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞o].

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 74169, this pair ranks #21,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conflictivas vs conflictivo

Shared letters: cfilnotv. Private to "conflictivas": as. Private to "conflictivo": -.

"conflictivas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC  ·  "conflictivo" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conflictivas ← cconflictivas · cnoflictivas · cofnlictivas · confflictivas · confilctivas · conflcitivas · conflicctivas · conflicitvas
  • conflictivo ← cconflictivo · cnoflictivo · cofnlictivo · confflictivo · confilctivo · conflcitivo · conflicctivo · conflicitvo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conflictivas" and "conflictivo" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞as] versus [kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "conflictivas" or "conflictivo" show up more?
"conflictivo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,511 in our Spanish list, against #39,658 for "conflictivas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "conflictivas" and "conflictivo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "conflictivas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conflictivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,832 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conflictivas" and "conflictivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "conflictivas vs conflictivos". 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 #21,832 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