Which to use
“magma” and “mara” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,379
- “magma” frequency rank
- #13,956
- “mara” frequency rank
- 54335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magma | mara |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Materia rocosa en estado líquido que compone el interior de la Tierra y otros planetas | Pandilla de jóvenes urbanos, especialmente la de comportamiento antisocial o delictivo. |
Where the eye mixes magma and mara
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. magma runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against mara's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: magma vs mara
A purely visual mix-up. magma ([ˈmaɣ̞ma]) and mara ([ˈmaɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magma is recorded at frequency rank #40,379, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɣ̞ma]. mara is at rank #13,956, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɾa].
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 54335, this pair ranks #83,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magma vs mara
Shared letters: am. Private to "magma": g. Private to "mara": r.
"magma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magma" and "mara" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "magma" or "mara"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "magma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mara" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magma" and "mara" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magma vs migra". 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 #83,816 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.