magicvsMaisConfusable pair

Quick tell: magic is a noun, Mais is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“magic” is a noun and “Mais” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,796
“magic” frequency rank
#30,490
“Mais” frequency rank
32286
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature magic Mais
Definition The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them. A surname.

Letter map: magic vs Mais

Shared letters muted; letters that set magic and Mais apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
magic
4 ch
Mais

Role in the sentence - magic and Mais

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: magic is anoun and Maisaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32286, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

magic is recorded at frequency rank #1,796, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmad͡ʒɪk/. Mais is at rank #30,490, tagged as aname.

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 32286, this pair ranks #339,092 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of magic vs Mais

Shared letters: aim. Private to "magic": cg. Private to "Mais": s.

"magic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Mais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • magicamgic · magci · maggic · magicc · maigc · mgaic · mmagic
  • Maismaiss · masi · mias · mmais

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "magic" and "Mais" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "magic" is a noun and "Mais" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "magic" vs "Mais" - which ranks higher?
"magic" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,796 in our English list, against #30,490 for "Mais". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "magic" and "Mais". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "magic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #339,092 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "magic" and "Mais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mais 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 #339,092 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list