Which to use
“progresivo” and “progresivos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,659
- “progresivo” frequency rank
- #37,803
- “progresivos” frequency rank
- 49462
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | progresivo | progresivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que va hacia adelante. | Forma del plural de progresivo. |
Where the eye mixes progresivo and progresivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between progresivo and progresivos
A purely visual mix-up. progresivo ([pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞o]) 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 extra letter(s) - “progresivo” sits inside “progresivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49462, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
progresivo is recorded at frequency rank #11,659, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɾoɣ̞ɾeˈsiβ̞o]. 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 49462, this pair ranks #108,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of progresivo vs progresivos
Shared letters: egioprsv. Private to "progresivo": -. Private to "progresivos": -.
"progresivo" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCV · "progresivos" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- progresivo ← porgresivo · pprogresivo · prgoresivo · progersivo · proggresivo · progrecivo · progreisvo · progresibo
- progresivos ← porgresivos · pprogresivos · prgoresivos · progersivos · proggresivos · progrecivos · progreisvos · progresibos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "progresivo" for "progresivos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "progresivo" vs "progresivos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "progresivo" 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 #108,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "progresivo" 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 #108,736 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.