Which to use
“magus” and “marys” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,600
- “magus” frequency rank
- #33,321
- “marys” frequency rank
- 79921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magus | marys |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A magician; (derogatory) a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster. | plural of mary |
Letter map: magus vs marys
Shared letters muted; letters that set magus and marys apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. magus and marys follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on magus vs marys
magus and marys are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magus is recorded at frequency rank #46,600, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeɪɡəs/. marys is at rank #33,321, tagged as anoun.
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 79921, this pair ranks #20,983 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magus vs marys
Shared letters: ams. Private to "magus": gu. Private to "marys": ry.
"magus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "marys" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magus" for "marys" ever safe?
Which is more common, "magus" or "marys"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "magus" and "marys".
- Full dictionary entry for "magus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marys" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,983 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magus" and "marys" 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 #20,983 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.