Which to use
“positivas” and “positivos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,718
- “positivas” frequency rank
- #5,245
- “positivos” frequency rank
- 11963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | positivas | positivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de positivo. | Forma del plural de positivo. |
Where the eye mixes positivas and positivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. positivas and positivos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between positivas and positivos
A purely visual mix-up. positivas ([posiˈt̪iβ̞as]) and positivos ([posiˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “positivas” becomes o in “positivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
positivas is recorded at frequency rank #6,718, classified as anadj, pronounced [posiˈt̪iβ̞as]. positivos is at rank #5,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced [posiˈt̪iβ̞os].
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 11963, this pair ranks #293,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of positivas vs positivos
Shared letters: iopstv. Private to "positivas": a. Private to "positivos": -.
"positivas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "positivos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "positivas" and "positivos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "positivas" or "positivos"?
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 "positivas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "positivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "positivas" and "positivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "position vs positivos". 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 #293,233 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.