Which to use
“magic” and “manía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,755
- “magic” frequency rank
- #16,151
- “manía” frequency rank
- 33906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magic | manía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magia. | Entusiasmo excesivo, interés intenso o deseo irresistible. |
Where the eye mixes magic and manía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between magic and manía
A purely visual mix-up. magic (/ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪk/) and manía ([maˈnia]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33906, 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/. manía is at rank #16,151, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈnia].
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 33906, this pair ranks #194,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magic vs manía
Shared letters: am. Private to "magic": cgi. Private to "manía": ní.
"magic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "manía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- magic ← amgic · magci · maggic · magicc · maigc · mgaic · mmagic
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magic" and "manía" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "magic" vs "manía" - 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 "magic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magic" and "manía" 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 #194,252 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.