Which to use
“televisión” is a noun and “televisiva” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #903
- “televisión” frequency rank
- #14,237
- “televisiva” frequency rank
- 15140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | televisión | televisiva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sistema tecnológico de transmisión y recepción de imágenes en movimiento y sonido cuyo sitio de origen está distante del lugar donde se capta la visión. | Forma del femenino de televisivo. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set televisión and televisiva apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: televisión is [t̪eleβ̞iˈsjõn] while televisiva is [t̪eleβ̞iˈsiβ̞a]. 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 15140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
televisión is recorded at frequency rank #903, classified as anoun, pronounced [t̪eleβ̞iˈsjõn]. televisiva is at rank #14,237, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t̪eleβ̞iˈsiβ̞a].
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 15140, this pair ranks #281,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of televisión vs televisiva
Shared letters: eilstv. Private to "televisión": nó. Private to "televisiva": a.
"televisión" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVVC · "televisiva" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- televisiva ← etlevisiva · teelvisiva · telebisiba · teleivsiva · televiciva · televiisva · televisiav · televisivva
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "televisión" and "televisiva" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "televisión" or "televisiva"?
Remembering televisión vs televisiva
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “televisión”; for an adjective, it's “televisiva”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “televisión” entry
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