Which to use
“progresión” is a noun and “progresivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,356
- “progresión” frequency rank
- #11,659
- “progresivo” frequency rank
- 30015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | progresión | progresivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de progresar o avanzar. | Que va hacia adelante. |
Where the eye mixes progresión and progresivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: progresión vs progresivo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: progresión is [pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn] while progresivo is [pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
progresión is recorded at frequency rank #18,356, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsjõn]. progresivo is at rank #11,659, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞o].
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 30015, this pair ranks #214,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of progresión vs progresivo
Shared letters: egioprs. Private to "progresión": nó. Private to "progresivo": v.
"progresión" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVVC · "progresivo" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- progresivo ← porgresivo · pprogresivo · prgoresivo · progersivo · proggresivo · progrecivo · progreisvo · progresibo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "progresión" for "progresivo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "progresión" vs "progresivo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "progresión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "progresivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "progresión" and "progresivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "progresivas vs progresivo". 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 #214,076 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.