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Which to use

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

#34,511
“conflictivo” frequency rank
#38,592
“conflictivos” frequency rank
73103
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes conflictivo and conflictivos

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

11 ch
conflictivo
12 ch
conflictivos

Why the eye confuses conflictivo with conflictivos

A purely visual mix-up. conflictivo ([kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞o]) and conflictivos ([kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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) - “conflictivo” sits inside “conflictivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73103, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

conflictivo is recorded at frequency rank #34,511, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞o]. conflictivos is at rank #38,592, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞os].

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 73103, this pair ranks #23,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of conflictivo vs conflictivos

Shared letters: cfilnotv. Private to "conflictivo": -. Private to "conflictivos": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • conflictivo ← cconflictivo · cnoflictivo · cofnlictivo · confflictivo · confilctivo · conflcitivo · conflicctivo · conflicitvo
  • conflictivos ← cconflictivos · cnoflictivos · cofnlictivos · confflictivos · confilctivos · conflcitivos · conflicctivos · conflicitvos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "conflictivo" and "conflictivos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞o] versus [kõɱflikˈt̪iβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "conflictivo" vs "conflictivos" - which ranks higher?
"conflictivo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,511 in our Spanish list, against #38,592 for "conflictivos". 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 "conflictivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "conflictivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,999 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "conflictivo" and "conflictivos" 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 #23,999 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