Which to use
“mago” is a noun and “mo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,140
- “mago” frequency rank
- #7,460
- “mo” frequency rank
- 15600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mago | mo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que practica la magia. | Mi, mío. |
Letter map: mago vs mo
Shared letters muted; letters that set mago and mo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for mago / mo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mago is anoun and moanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mago is recorded at frequency rank #8,140, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɣ̞o]. mo is at rank #7,460, tagged as anadj.
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 15600, this pair ranks #279,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mago vs mo
Shared letters: mo. Private to "mago": ag. Private to "mo": -.
"mago" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mo" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- mago ← amgo · maggo · maog · mgao · mmago
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mago" and "mo" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mago" or "mo"?
After this comparison
Pair "mago" vs "mo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mago" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #279,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mago" and "mo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mo vs mur". 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 #279,487 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.