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.
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
- progresiva ← porgresiva · pprogresiva · prgoresiva · progersiva · proggresiva · progreciva · progreisva · progresiav
- progresivos ← porgresivos · pprogresivos · prgoresivos · progersivos · proggresivos · progrecivos · progreisvos · progresibos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "progresiva" for "progresivos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "progresiva" or "progresivos" show up more?
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.