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Which to use

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

#11,842
“progresiva” frequency rank
#37,803
“progresivos” frequency rank
49645
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature progresiva progresivos
Definition Forma del femenino de progresivo. Forma del plural de progresivo.

Where the eye mixes progresiva and progresivos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
progresiva
11 ch
progresivos

Why the eye confuses progresiva with progresivos

A purely visual mix-up. progresiva ([pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞a]) and progresivos ([pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49645, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

progresiva is recorded at frequency rank #11,842, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞a]. progresivos is at rank #37,803, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞os].

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 49645, this pair ranks #107,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of progresiva vs progresivos

Shared letters: egioprsv. Private to "progresiva": a. Private to "progresivos": -.

"progresiva" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV  ·  "progresivos" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • progresivaporgresiva · pprogresiva · prgoresiva · progersiva · proggresiva · progreciva · progreisva · progresiav
  • progresivosporgresivos · pprogresivos · prgoresivos · progersivos · proggresivos · progrecivos · progreisvos · progresibos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "progresiva" for "progresivos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞a] versus [pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "progresiva" or "progresivos" show up more?
"progresiva" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,842 in our Spanish list, against #37,803 for "progresivos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "progresiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "progresivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #107,656 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "progresiva" and "progresivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "progresivas vs progresivos". 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 #107,656 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