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“furtiva” and “furtivos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,375
- “furtiva” frequency rank
- #44,214
- “furtivos” frequency rank
- 85589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | furtiva | furtivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de furtivo. | Forma del plural de furtivo. |
Where the eye mixes furtiva and furtivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. furtiva runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against furtivos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: furtiva vs furtivos
A purely visual mix-up. furtiva ([fuɾˈt̪iβ̞a]) and furtivos ([fuɾˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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 85589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
furtiva is recorded at frequency rank #41,375, classified as anadj, pronounced [fuɾˈt̪iβ̞a]. furtivos is at rank #44,214, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fuɾˈt̪iβ̞os].
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 85589, this pair ranks #5,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of furtiva vs furtivos
Shared letters: firtuv. Private to "furtiva": a. Private to "furtivos": os.
"furtiva" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "furtivos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "furtiva" for "furtivos" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "furtiva" and "furtivos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "furtiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furtivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "furtiva" and "furtivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "furtivo vs furtivos". 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 #5,997 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.