Which to use
“magi” and “magus” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,486
- “magi” frequency rank
- #46,600
- “magus” frequency rank
- 79086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magi | magus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mage | A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster. |
Where the eye mixes magi and magus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. magi runs 4 letters (CVCV) against magus's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: magi vs magus
A purely visual mix-up. magi (/ˈmæd͡ʒaɪ/) and magus (/ˈmeɪɡəs/) 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 79086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magi is recorded at frequency rank #32,486, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmæd͡ʒaɪ/. magus is at rank #46,600, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeɪɡəs/.
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 79086, this pair ranks #22,942 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magi vs magus
Shared letters: agm. Private to "magi": i. Private to "magus": su.
"magi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "magus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magi" and "magus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "magi" vs "magus" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "magi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "magus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,942 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magi" and "magus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magus vs MGS". 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 #22,942 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.