Which to use
“mágicos” and “maricas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,964
- “mágicos” frequency rank
- #32,289
- “maricas” frequency rank
- 46253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mágicos | maricas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mágico. | Forma del plural de marica. |
Where the eye mixes mágicos and maricas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mágicos and maricas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mágicos and maricas
A purely visual mix-up. mágicos ([ˈmaxikos]) and maricas ([maˈɾikas]) 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 46253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mágicos is recorded at frequency rank #13,964, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaxikos]. maricas is at rank #32,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾikas].
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 46253, this pair ranks #126,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mágicos vs maricas
Shared letters: cims. Private to "mágicos": goá. Private to "maricas": ar.
"mágicos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "maricas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maricas ← amricas · maircas · marcias · mariacs · maricass · mariccas · maricsa · marricas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mágicos" for "maricas" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mágicos" or "maricas" show up more?
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 "mágicos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maricas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #126,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mágicos" and "maricas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maracas vs maricas". 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 #126,801 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.