mágicosvsmíticosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: mágicos is a noun, míticos is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“mágicos” is a noun and “míticos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,964
“mágicos” frequency rank
#35,641
“míticos” frequency rank
49605
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mágicos míticos
Definition Forma del plural de mágico. Forma del masculino plural de mítico.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set mágicos and míticos apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
mágicos
7 ch
míticos

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mágicos is [ˈmaxikos] while míticos is [ˈmit̪ikos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49605, 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]. míticos is at rank #35,641, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmit̪ikos].

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 49605, this pair ranks #107,876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mágicos vs míticos

Shared letters: cimos. Private to "mágicos": . Private to "míticos": .

"mágicos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "míticos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Frequency comparison

mágicos#13,964
míticos#35,641

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mágicos" and "míticos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mágicos" is a noun and "míticos" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "mágicos" or "míticos"?
"mágicos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,964 in our Spanish list, against #35,641 for "míticos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering mágicos vs míticos

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “mágicos”; for an adjective, it's “míticos”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “mágicos” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list