machistasvsmacristaWhat's the difference?

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“machistas” and “macrista” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#21,056
“machistas” frequency rank
#42,552
“macrista” frequency rank
63608
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature machistas macrista
Definition Forma del plural de machista. Perteneciente o relativo al macrismo.

Where the eye mixes machistas and macrista

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. machistas runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against macrista's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
machistas
8 ch
macrista

Look-alike desk: machistas vs macrista

A purely visual mix-up. machistas ([maˈt͡ʃist̪as]) and macrista ([maˈkɾist̪a]) 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 63608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

machistas is recorded at frequency rank #21,056, classified as anadj, pronounced [maˈt͡ʃist̪as]. macrista is at rank #42,552, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maˈkɾist̪a].

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 63608, this pair ranks #48,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of machistas vs macrista

Shared letters: acimst. Private to "machistas": h. Private to "macrista": r.

"machistas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "macrista" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • machistas ← amchistas · macchistas · machhistas · machisats · machisstas · machistass · machistsa · machisttas
  • macrista ← amcrista · maccrista · macirsta · macrisat · macrissta · macristta · macritsa · macrrista

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "machistas" and "macrista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([maˈt͡ʃist̪as] versus [maˈkɾist̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "machistas" vs "macrista" - which ranks higher?
"machistas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,056 in our Spanish list, against #42,552 for "macrista". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "machistas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "macrista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #48,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "machistas" and "macrista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macrismo vs macrista". 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 #48,218 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list