Which to use
“machi” and “macho” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,467
- “machi” frequency rank
- #4,802
- “macho” frequency rank
- 46269
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machi | macho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chamán entre los mapuches, que diagnostica y cura las enfermedades e invoca los espíritus. | En las especies de reproducción sexual, uno de los dos sexos, aquel que aporta el gameto de menor tamaño al cigoto y que entre los vertebrados no gesta internamente en ningún momento. |
Where the eye mixes machi and macho
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: machi vs macho
A purely visual mix-up. machi ([ˈmat͡ʃi]) and macho ([ˈmat͡ʃo]) 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 a single letter - i in “machi” becomes o in “macho”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machi is recorded at frequency rank #41,467, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmat͡ʃi]. macho is at rank #4,802, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmat͡ʃo].
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 46269, this pair ranks #126,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machi vs macho
Shared letters: achm. Private to "machi": i. Private to "macho": o.
"machi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "macho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "machi" for "macho" ever safe?
Frequency check: "machi" vs "macho" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "machi" and "macho" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "machi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "macho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machi" and "macho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machi vs math". 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 #126,706 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.