emotivovsemotivosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#15,842
“emotivo” frequency rank
#45,286
“emotivos” frequency rank
61128
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature emotivo emotivos
Definition Que pertenece o concierne a la emoción o las emociones. Forma del plural de emotivo.

Where the eye mixes emotivo and emotivos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. emotivo runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against emotivos's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
emotivo
8 ch
emotivos

Why the eye confuses emotivo with emotivos

A purely visual mix-up. emotivo ([emoˈt̪iβ̞o]) and emotivos ([emoˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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) - “emotivo” sits inside “emotivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

emotivo is recorded at frequency rank #15,842, classified as anadj, pronounced [emoˈt̪iβ̞o]. emotivos is at rank #45,286, tagged as anadj, pronounced [emoˈt̪iβ̞os].

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 61128, this pair ranks #56,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of emotivo vs emotivos

Shared letters: eimotv. Private to "emotivo": -. Private to "emotivos": s.

"emotivo" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "emotivos" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • emotivo ← emmotivo · emoitvo · emotibo · emotiov · emotivvo · emottivo · emotvio · emtoivo
  • emotivos ← emmotivos · emoitvos · emotibos · emotiovs · emotivoss · emotivso · emotivvos · emottivos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "emotivo" and "emotivos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([emoˈt̪iβ̞o] versus [emoˈt̪iβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "emotivo" or "emotivos"?
"emotivo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,842 in our Spanish list, against #45,286 for "emotivos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "emotivo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "emotivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #56,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "emotivo" and "emotivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "emotivas vs emotivos". 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 #56,536 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