Which to use
“macha” and “machos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,428
- “macha” frequency rank
- #9,677
- “machos” frequency rank
- 55105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macha | machos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Mesodesma donacium) Molusco bivalvo comestible, semejante a una almeja de concha triangular. Habita la costa peruana y chilena en playas arenosas expuestas al oleaje del océano. | Forma del plural de macho. |
Where the eye mixes macha and machos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. macha runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against machos's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses macha with machos
A purely visual mix-up. macha ([ˈmat͡ʃa]) and machos ([ˈmat͡ʃos]) 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 55105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
macha is recorded at frequency rank #45,428, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmat͡ʃa]. machos is at rank #9,677, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmat͡ʃos].
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 55105, this pair ranks #80,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of macha vs machos
Shared letters: achm. Private to "macha": -. Private to "machos": os.
"macha" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "machos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "macha" and "machos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "macha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "machos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "macha" and "machos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macha vs machaca". 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 #80,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.