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

#49,666
“fugitiva” frequency rank
#23,071
“fugitivos” frequency rank
72737
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature fugitiva fugitivos
Definition Forma del femenino de fugitivo. Forma del plural de fugitivo.

Where the eye mixes fugitiva and fugitivos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
fugitiva
9 ch
fugitivos

Look-alike desk: fugitiva vs fugitivos

A purely visual mix-up. fugitiva ([fuxiˈt̪iβ̞a]) and fugitivos ([fuxiˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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 72737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

fugitiva is recorded at frequency rank #49,666, classified as anadj, pronounced [fuxiˈt̪iβ̞a]. fugitivos is at rank #23,071, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fuxiˈt̪iβ̞os].

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 72737, this pair ranks #24,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of fugitiva vs fugitivos

Shared letters: fgituv. Private to "fugitiva": a. Private to "fugitivos": os.

"fugitiva" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "fugitivos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • fugitivaffugitiva · fguitiva · fuggitiva · fugiitva · fugitiav · fugitiba · fugitivva · fugittiva
  • fugitivosffugitivos · fguitivos · fuggitivos · fugiitvos · fugitibos · fugitiovs · fugitivoss · fugitivso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "fugitiva" and "fugitivos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([fuxiˈt̪iβ̞a] versus [fuxiˈt̪iβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "fugitiva" or "fugitivos"?
"fugitivos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,071 in our Spanish list, against #49,666 for "fugitiva". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "fugitiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "fugitivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #24,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "fugitiva" and "fugitivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fugitiva vs furtiva". 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 #24,755 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