Which to use
“productivo” and “productivos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,103
- “productivo” frequency rank
- #11,658
- “productivos” frequency rank
- 17761
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | productivo | productivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que produce o tiene la capacidad de generar beneficios, frutos, productos, resultados, etc. | Forma del plural de productivo. |
Where the eye mixes productivo and productivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. productivo runs 10 letters (CCVCVCCVCV) against productivos's 11 (CCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: productivo vs productivos
A purely visual mix-up. productivo ([pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞o]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “productivo” sits inside “productivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17761, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
productivo is recorded at frequency rank #6,103, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾoð̞ukˈt̪iβ̞o]. 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 17761, this pair ranks #270,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of productivo vs productivos
Shared letters: cdioprtuv. Private to "productivo": -. Private to "productivos": s.
"productivo" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCV · "productivos" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- productivo ← porductivo · pproductivo · prdouctivo · prodcutivo · prodductivo · producctivo · producitvo · productibo
- productivos ← porductivos · pproductivos · prdouctivos · prodcutivos · prodductivos · producctivos · producitvos · productibos
Frequently Asked Questions
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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 "productivo" 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 #270,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "productivo" and "productivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "proactivo vs productivo". 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 #270,805 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.