Which to use
“participativa” and “participativas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,191
- “participativa” frequency rank
- #47,980
- “participativas” frequency rank
- 63171
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | participativa | participativas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de participativo. | Forma del femenino plural de participativo. |
Where the eye mixes participativa and participativas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. participativa runs 13 letters (CVCCVCVCVCVCV) against participativas's 14 (CVCCVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between participativa and participativas
A purely visual mix-up. participativa ([paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞a]) and participativas ([paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞as]) 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) - “participativa” sits inside “participativas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63171, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
participativa is recorded at frequency rank #15,191, classified as anadj, pronounced [paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞a]. participativas is at rank #47,980, tagged as anadj, pronounced [paɾt̪isipaˈt̪iβ̞as].
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 63171, this pair ranks #49,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of participativa vs participativas
Shared letters: aciprtv. Private to "participativa": -. Private to "participativas": s.
"participativa" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCV · "participativas" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- participativa ← aprticipativa · paritcipativa · parrticipativa · partciipativa · particcipativa · particiaptiva · participaitva · participatiav
- participativas ← aprticipativas · paritcipativas · parrticipativas · partciipativas · particcipativas · particiaptivas · participaitvas · participatiavs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "participativa" for "participativas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "participativa" or "participativas" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "participativa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "participativas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "participativa" and "participativas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "participativas vs participativos". 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 #49,598 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.