Which to use
“magic” is a noun and “magro” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,755
- “magic” frequency rank
- #48,521
- “magro” frequency rank
- 66276
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magic | magro |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magia. | Que tiene poca o ninguna grasa. |
Where the eye mixes magic and magro
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. magic (CVCVC) and magro (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses magic with magro
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: magic is /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪk/ while magro is [ˈmaɣ̞ɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66276, 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/. magro is at rank #48,521, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaɣ̞ɾo].
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 66276, this pair ranks #40,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magic vs magro
Shared letters: agm. Private to "magic": ci. Private to "magro": or.
"magic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "magro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magic" and "magro" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "magic" or "magro" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "magro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magic" and "magro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magro vs migra". 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 #40,286 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.