Which to use
“mágicos” and “maridos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,964
- “mágicos” frequency rank
- #15,154
- “maridos” frequency rank
- 29118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mágicos | maridos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mágico. | Forma del plural de marido. |
Where the eye mixes mágicos and maridos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mágicos and maridos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mágicos with maridos
A purely visual mix-up. mágicos ([ˈmaxikos]) and maridos ([maˈɾið̞os]) 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 29118, 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]. maridos is at rank #15,154, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾið̞os].
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 29118, this pair ranks #218,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mágicos vs maridos
Shared letters: imos. Private to "mágicos": cgá. Private to "maridos": adr.
"mágicos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "maridos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maridos ← amridos · mairdos · mardios · mariddos · maridoss · maridso · mariods · marridos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mágicos" for "maridos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "mágicos" or "maridos" show up more?
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 "mágicos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maridos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #218,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mágicos" and "maridos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macizos vs maridos". 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 #218,612 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.