mágicasvsmasivasConfusable pair

Which to use

“mágicas” and “masivas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,395
“mágicas” frequency rank
#15,155
“masivas” frequency rank
31550
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mágicas masivas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de mágico. Forma del femenino plural de masivo.

Where the eye mixes mágicas and masivas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mágicas and masivas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
mágicas
7 ch
masivas

Look-alike desk: mágicas vs masivas

A purely visual mix-up. mágicas ([ˈmaxikas]) and masivas ([maˈsiβ̞as]) 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 31550, 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]. masivas is at rank #15,155, tagged as anadj, pronounced [maˈsiβ̞as].

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 31550, this pair ranks #206,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mágicas vs masivas

Shared letters: aims. Private to "mágicas": cgá. Private to "masivas": v.

"mágicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "masivas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • masivas ← amsivas · macivas · maisvas · masiavs · masibas · masivass · masivsa · masivvas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mágicas" and "masivas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmaxikas] versus [maˈsiβ̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mágicas" vs "masivas" - which ranks higher?
"masivas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,155 in our Spanish list, against #16,395 for "mágicas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "mágicas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "masivas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #206,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mágicas" and "masivas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mágicas vs maracas". 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 #206,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list