productivavsproductivasTell them apart

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

#8,573
“productiva” frequency rank
#13,322
“productivas” frequency rank
21895
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature productiva productivas
Definition Forma del femenino de productivo. Forma del femenino plural de productivo.

Where the eye mixes productiva and productivas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. productiva runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVCV) against productivas's 11 (CCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
productiva
11 ch
productivas

Visual trap between productiva and productivas

A purely visual mix-up. productiva ([pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞a]) and productivas ([pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞as]) 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) - “productiva” sits inside “productivas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21895, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

productiva is recorded at frequency rank #8,573, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞a]. productivas is at rank #13,322, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞as].

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 21895, this pair ranks #252,855 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of productiva vs productivas

Shared letters: acdioprtuv. Private to "productiva": -. Private to "productivas": s.

"productiva" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV  ·  "productivas" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • productiva ← porductiva · pproductiva · prdouctiva · prodcutiva · prodductiva · producctiva · producitva · productiav
  • productivas ← porductivas · pproductivas · prdouctivas · prodcutivas · prodductivas · producctivas · producitvas · productiavs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "productiva" and "productivas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞a] versus [pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "productiva" vs "productivas" - which ranks higher?
"productiva" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,573 in our Spanish list, against #13,322 for "productivas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "productiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "productivas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #252,855 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "productiva" and "productivas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "production vs productiva". 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 #252,855 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