Which to use
“positivo” and “positivos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,416
- “positivo” frequency rank
- #5,245
- “positivos” frequency rank
- 7661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | positivo | positivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que no da lugar a dudas. | Forma del plural de positivo. |
Where the eye mixes positivo and positivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. positivo runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against positivos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between positivo and positivos
A purely visual mix-up. positivo ([posiˈt̪iβ̞o]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “positivo” sits inside “positivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
positivo is recorded at frequency rank #2,416, classified as anadj, pronounced [posiˈt̪iβ̞o]. 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 7661, this pair ranks #307,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of positivo vs positivos
Shared letters: iopstv. Private to "positivo": -. Private to "positivos": -.
"positivo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "positivos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "positivo" for "positivos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "positivo" vs "positivos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "positivo" and "positivos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "positivo" 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 #307,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "positivo" 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 #307,313 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.