Which to use
“machi” and “mauri” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,467
- “machi” frequency rank
- #28,836
- “mauri” frequency rank
- 70303
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machi | mauri |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Chamán entre los mapuches, que diagnostica y cura las enfermedades e invoca los espíritus. | (Trichomycterus pictus) Pez de hasta 20 cm de largo, cuerpo delgado sin escamas y manchas oscuras sobre un fondo gris y cabeza chata. Nativo de Perú y Bolivia. |
Where the eye mixes machi and mauri
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. machi (CVCCV) and mauri (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: machi vs mauri
A purely visual mix-up. machi ([ˈmat͡ʃi]) and mauri ([ˈmawɾi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70303, 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]. mauri is at rank #28,836, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmawɾi].
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 70303, this pair ranks #30,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of machi vs mauri
Shared letters: aim. Private to "machi": ch. Private to "mauri": ru.
"machi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mauri" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "machi" and "mauri" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "machi" vs "mauri" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "machi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mauri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machi" and "mauri" 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 #30,023 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.