nutritivavsnutritivosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#47,962
“nutritiva” frequency rank
#46,694
“nutritivos” frequency rank
94656
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nutritiva nutritivos
Definition Forma del femenino de nutritivo. Forma del plural de nutritivo.

Where the eye mixes nutritiva and nutritivos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. nutritiva runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against nutritivos's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
nutritiva
10 ch
nutritivos

Why the eye confuses nutritiva with nutritivos

A purely visual mix-up. nutritiva ([nut̪ɾiˈt̪iβ̞a]) and nutritivos ([nut̪ɾiˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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 94656, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nutritiva is recorded at frequency rank #47,962, classified as anadj, pronounced [nut̪ɾiˈt̪iβ̞a]. nutritivos is at rank #46,694, tagged as anadj, pronounced [nut̪ɾiˈt̪iβ̞os].

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 94656, this pair ranks #752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of nutritiva vs nutritivos

Shared letters: inrtuv. Private to "nutritiva": a. Private to "nutritivos": os.

"nutritiva" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV  ·  "nutritivos" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nutritiva ← nnutritiva · nturitiva · nurtitiva · nutirtiva · nutriitva · nutritiav · nutritiba · nutritivva
  • nutritivos ← nnutritivos · nturitivos · nurtitivos · nutirtivos · nutriitvos · nutritibos · nutritiovs · nutritivoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "nutritiva" for "nutritivos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([nut̪ɾiˈt̪iβ̞a] versus [nut̪ɾiˈt̪iβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "nutritiva" or "nutritivos"?
"nutritivos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46,694 in our Spanish list, against #47,962 for "nutritiva". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "nutritiva" and "nutritivos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nutritiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nutritivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #752 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nutritiva" and "nutritivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nutritiva vs nutritivo". 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 #752 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