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“magos” and “manos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,001
- “magos” frequency rank
- #502
- “manos” frequency rank
- 12503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magos | manos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mago. | Forma del plural de mano. |
Where the eye mixes magos and manos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: magos vs manos
A purely visual mix-up. magos ([ˈmaɣ̞os]) and manos ([ˈmanos]) 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 a single letter - g in “magos” becomes n in “manos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12503, 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]. manos is at rank #502, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmanos].
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 12503, this pair ranks #291,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of magos vs manos
Shared letters: amos. Private to "magos": g. Private to "manos": n.
"magos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "manos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magos" and "manos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "magos" vs "manos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "magos" and "manos" 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 "manos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magos" and "manos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magos vs makes". 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 #291,318 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.