magro

[ˈmaɣ̞ɾo]

/[ˈmaɣ̞ɾo]/ adj

The verdict

“magro” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,521. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,521
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiene poca o ninguna grasa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-magro · magro · Spanish

magro · rank #48,521 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,521
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH Magnolia

Nearest frequency peer: Magnolia (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “magro”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “magro” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

magro vs mar
60% similar
magro vs mano
60% similar
magro vs mayo
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for magro
PropertyValue
Headwordmagro
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈmaɣ̞ɾo]
Letters5
Frequency rank#48,521
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “magro”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).magrocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Magnolia” (#48,520), “malcriado” (#48,522), “mantis” (#48,524). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “magro” va en #48,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around magro (IPA [ˈmaɣ̞ɾo]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #48,521 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for magro, with forms such as "amgro", "maggro", and "magor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mar", "mano", "mayo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is magro, spelled M-A-G-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que tiene poca o ninguna grasa.
  2. 2
    Por extensión, reducido en cantidad o calidad.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgro
  • maggro
  • magor
  • magrro
  • mgaro
  • mmagro

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of magro - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amgro2maggro1magor2magrro1mgaro2mmagro1
Edit distance from "magro"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "magro"?
"magro" is spelled M-A-G-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɣ̞ɾo].
What does "magro" mean?
As an adjective, "magro" means: Que tiene poca o ninguna grasa.
What words are commonly confused with "magro"?
"magro" is commonly confused with "mar", "mano", "mayo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "magro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "magro" is [ˈmaɣ̞ɾo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "magro" come from?
"magro" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "magro", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list