Which to use
“mágicas” is an adjective and “mágicos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,395
- “mágicas” frequency rank
- #13,964
- “mágicos” frequency rank
- 30359
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mágicas | mágicos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de mágico. | Forma del plural de mágico. |
Where the eye mixes mágicas and mágicos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. mágicas and mágicos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mágicas with mágicos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mágicas is [ˈmaxikas] while mágicos is [ˈmaxikos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “mágicas” becomes o in “mágicos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30359, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mágicas is recorded at frequency rank #16,395, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaxikas]. mágicos is at rank #13,964, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaxikos].
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 30359, this pair ranks #212,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mágicas vs mágicos
Shared letters: cgimsá. Private to "mágicas": a. Private to "mágicos": o.
"mágicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "mágicos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mágicas" and "mágicos" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mágicas" vs "mágicos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mágicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mágicos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mágicas" and "mágicos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mágicas vs maracas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #212,395 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.