productivasvsproductivosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,322
“productivas” frequency rank
#11,658
“productivos” frequency rank
24980
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes productivas and productivos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. productivas and productivos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

11 ch
productivas
11 ch
productivos

Look-alike desk: productivas vs productivos

A purely visual mix-up. productivas ([pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞as]) and productivos ([pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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 “productivas” becomes o in “productivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

productivas is recorded at frequency rank #13,322, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞as]. productivos is at rank #11,658, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞os].

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 24980, this pair ranks #238,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of productivas vs productivos

Shared letters: cdioprstuv. Private to "productivas": a. Private to "productivos": -.

"productivas" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVC  ·  "productivos" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • productivas ← porductivas · pproductivas · prdouctivas · prodcutivas · prodductivas · producctivas · producitvas · productiavs
  • productivos ← porductivos · pproductivos · prdouctivos · prodcutivos · prodductivos · producctivos · producitvos · productibos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "productivas" for "productivos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞as] versus [pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "productivas" vs "productivos" - which ranks higher?
"productivos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,658 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.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "productivas" and "productivos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "productivas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "productivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #238,565 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "productivas" and "productivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "production vs productivos". 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 #238,565 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