Which to use
“magos” is a noun and “makes” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,001
- “magos” frequency rank
- #49,124
- “makes” frequency rank
- 61125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magos | makes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mago. | Hace, Presente del modo indicativo para la tercera persona del singular del verbo make. |
Where the eye mixes magos and makes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. magos and makes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses magos with makes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: magos is [ˈmaɣ̞os] while makes is /meɪks/. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magos is recorded at frequency rank #12,001, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɣ̞os]. makes is at rank #49,124, tagged as averb, pronounced /meɪks/.
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 61125, this pair ranks #56,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magos vs makes
Shared letters: ams. Private to "magos": go. Private to "makes": ek.
"magos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "makes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magos" and "makes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "magos" vs "makes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "magos" and "makes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "magos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "makes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magos" and "makes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs Marks". 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 #56,542 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.