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“magic” and “magos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,755
- “magic” frequency rank
- #12,001
- “magos” frequency rank
- 29756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magic | magos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magia. | Forma del plural de mago. |
Where the eye mixes magic and magos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: magic vs magos
A purely visual mix-up. magic (/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪk/) and magos ([ˈmaɣ̞os]) 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 29756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magic is recorded at frequency rank #17,755, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪk/. magos is at rank #12,001, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɣ̞os].
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 29756, this pair ranks #215,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magic vs magos
Shared letters: agm. Private to "magic": ci. Private to "magos": os.
"magic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "magos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magic" for "magos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "magic" vs "magos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "magic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "magos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #215,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magic" and "magos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magic vs magro". 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 #215,404 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.