Which to use
“magma” and “máxima” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,379
- “magma” frequency rank
- #2,512
- “máxima” frequency rank
- 42891
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magma | máxima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Materia rocosa en estado líquido que compone el interior de la Tierra y otros planetas | Regla, principio o proposición generalmente admitida por todos los que profesan una facultad o ciencia. |
Where the eye mixes magma and máxima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. magma runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against máxima's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: magma vs máxima
A purely visual mix-up. magma ([ˈmaɣ̞ma]) and máxima ([ˈmaksima]) 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 42891, 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]. máxima is at rank #2,512, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaksima].
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 42891, this pair ranks #145,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magma vs máxima
Shared letters: am. Private to "magma": g. Private to "máxima": ixá.
"magma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "máxima" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- magma ← amgma · magam · maggma · magmma · mamga · mgama · mmagma
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magma" for "máxima" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "magma" or "máxima" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "magma" and "máxima" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "magma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "máxima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magma" and "máxima" 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 #145,715 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.