Which to use
“políticas” and “positivas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #856
- “políticas” frequency rank
- #6,718
- “positivas” frequency rank
- 7574
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | políticas | positivas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de político. | Forma del femenino plural de positivo. |
Where the eye mixes políticas and positivas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. políticas and positivas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses políticas with positivas
A purely visual mix-up. políticas ([poˈlit̪ikas]) and positivas ([posiˈt̪iβ̞as]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7574, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
políticas is recorded at frequency rank #856, classified as anadj, pronounced [poˈlit̪ikas]. positivas is at rank #6,718, tagged as anadj, pronounced [posiˈt̪iβ̞as].
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 7574, this pair ranks #307,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of políticas vs positivas
Shared letters: aiopst. Private to "políticas": clí. Private to "positivas": v.
"políticas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "positivas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- positivas ← opsitivas · pocitivas · poistivas · posiitvas · positiavs · positibas · positivass · positivsa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "políticas" for "positivas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "políticas" vs "positivas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "políticas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "positivas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #307,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "políticas" and "positivas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "poéticas vs políticas". 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 #307,595 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.