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

#17,085
“consecutiva” frequency rank
#17,647
“consecutivas” frequency rank
34732
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature consecutiva consecutivas
Definition Forma del femenino de consecutivo. Forma del femenino plural de consecutivo.

Where the eye mixes consecutiva and consecutivas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
consecutiva
12 ch
consecutivas

Visual trap between consecutiva and consecutivas

A purely visual mix-up. consecutiva ([kõnsekuˈt̪iβ̞a]) and consecutivas ([kõnsekuˈt̪iβ̞as]) 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) - “consecutiva” sits inside “consecutivas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

consecutiva is recorded at frequency rank #17,085, classified as anadj, pronounced [kõnsekuˈt̪iβ̞a]. consecutivas is at rank #17,647, tagged as anadj, pronounced [kõnsekuˈt̪iβ̞as].

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 34732, this pair ranks #189,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of consecutiva vs consecutivas

Shared letters: aceinostuv. Private to "consecutiva": -. Private to "consecutivas": -.

"consecutiva" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCV  ·  "consecutivas" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • consecutivacconsecutiva · cnosecutiva · concecutiva · conescutiva · connsecutiva · consceutiva · conseccutiva · consectuiva
  • consecutivascconsecutivas · cnosecutivas · concecutivas · conescutivas · connsecutivas · consceutivas · conseccutivas · consectuivas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "consecutiva" for "consecutivas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([kõnsekuˈt̪iβ̞a] versus [kõnsekuˈt̪iβ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "consecutiva" or "consecutivas"?
"consecutiva" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,085 in our Spanish list, against #17,647 for "consecutivas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "consecutiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "consecutivas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #189,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "consecutiva" and "consecutivas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "consecutivas vs consecutivo". 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 #189,857 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