Which to use
“cultiva” is a verb and “cultivos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,209
- “cultiva” frequency rank
- #5,710
- “cultivos” frequency rank
- 23919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | cultiva | cultivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de cultivar. | Forma del plural de cultivo. |
Where the eye mixes cultiva and cultivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. cultiva runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against cultivos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses cultiva with cultivos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: cultiva is [kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞a] while cultivos is [kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
cultiva is recorded at frequency rank #18,209, classified as averb, pronounced [kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞a]. cultivos is at rank #5,710, tagged as anoun, pronounced [kul̪ˈt̪iβ̞os].
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 23919, this pair ranks #243,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of cultiva vs cultivos
Shared letters: ciltuv. Private to "cultiva": a. Private to "cultivos": os.
"cultiva" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "cultivos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "cultiva" for "cultivos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "cultiva" vs "cultivos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "cultiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "cultivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #243,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "cultiva" and "cultivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "cultiva vs cursiva". 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 #243,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.