Which to use
“magro” is an adjective and “migra” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,521
- “magro” frequency rank
- #49,795
- “migra” frequency rank
- 98316
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magro | migra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que tiene poca o ninguna grasa. | Cuerpo de los agentes de inmigración de la frontera de Estados Unidos. |
Where the eye mixes magro and migra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. magro and migra follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between magro and migra
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: magro is [ˈmaɣ̞ɾo] while migra is [ˈmiɣ̞ɾa]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 98316, 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]. migra is at rank #49,795, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmiɣ̞ɾa].
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 98316, this pair ranks #88 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magro vs migra
Shared letters: agmr. Private to "magro": o. Private to "migra": i.
"magro" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "migra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magro" and "migra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "magro" or "migra"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "magro" and "migra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "magro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "migra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magro" and "migra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "migra vs minga". 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 #88 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.