Which to use
“magro” and “majo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,521
- “magro” frequency rank
- #29,286
- “majo” frequency rank
- 77807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magro | majo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene poca o ninguna grasa. | Agradable a la vista o en el trato. |
Where the eye mixes magro and majo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. magro runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against majo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between magro and majo
A purely visual mix-up. magro ([ˈmaɣ̞ɾo]) and majo ([ˈmaxo]) 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 77807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magro is recorded at frequency rank #48,521, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaɣ̞ɾo]. majo is at rank #29,286, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaxo].
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 77807, this pair ranks #15,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magro vs majo
Shared letters: amo. Private to "magro": gr. Private to "majo": j.
"magro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "majo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magro" and "majo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "magro" or "majo"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "magro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "majo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magro" and "majo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magro 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 #15,394 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.