Which to use
“mágicas” is an adjective and “marías” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,395
- “mágicas” frequency rank
- #26,919
- “marías” frequency rank
- 43314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mágicas | marías |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de mágico. | Forma del plural de maría. |
Where the eye mixes mágicas and marías
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mágicas runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against marías's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mágicas vs marías
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mágicas is [ˈmaxikas] while marías is [maˈɾias]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43314, 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]. marías is at rank #26,919, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾias].
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 43314, this pair ranks #143,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mágicas vs marías
Shared letters: ams. Private to "mágicas": cgiá. Private to "marías": rí.
"mágicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "marías" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mágicas" and "marías" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mágicas" or "marías"?
Useful next steps
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 "marías" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #143,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mágicas" and "marías" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marías vs Marks". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #143,350 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.