Which to use
“mágicas” is an adjective and “manías” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,395
- “mágicas” frequency rank
- #44,849
- “manías” frequency rank
- 61244
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mágicas | manías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de mágico. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de manir. |
Where the eye mixes mágicas and manías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mágicas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against manías's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mágicas with manías
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mágicas is [ˈmaxikas] while manías is [maˈnias]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61244, 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]. manías is at rank #44,849, tagged as averb, pronounced [maˈnias].
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 61244, this pair ranks #56,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mágicas vs manías
Shared letters: ams. Private to "mágicas": cgiá. Private to "manías": ní.
"mágicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "manías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mágicas" and "manías" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mágicas" or "manías" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mágicas" and "manías" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mágicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mágicas" and "manías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manías vs mantis". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #56,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.