mágicasvsmáximasWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#16,395
“mágicas” frequency rank
#13,965
“máximas” frequency rank
30360
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mágicas máximas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de mágico. Forma del femenino plural de máximo.

Where the eye mixes mágicas and máximas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mágicas and máximas 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
máximas

Look-alike desk: mágicas vs máximas

A purely visual mix-up. mágicas ([ˈmaxikas]) and máximas ([ˈmaksimas]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30360, 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]. máximas is at rank #13,965, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaksimas].

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 30360, this pair ranks #212,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mágicas vs máximas

Shared letters: aimsá. Private to "mágicas": cg. Private to "máximas": x.

"mágicas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "máximas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mágicas" and "máximas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmaxikas] versus [ˈmaksimas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "mágicas" vs "máximas" - which ranks higher?
"máximas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,965 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

Eye-level mix-up between "mágicas" and "máximas" 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 "máximas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #212,391 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mágicas" and "máximas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mágicas vs maracas". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #212,391 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