Which to use
“maja” and “majo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,145
- “maja” frequency rank
- #29,286
- “majo” frequency rank
- 59431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maja | majo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino singular de majo. | Agradable a la vista o en el trato. |
Where the eye mixes maja and majo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. maja and majo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: maja vs majo
A purely visual mix-up. maja ([ˈmaxa]) 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 a single letter - a in “maja” becomes o in “majo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maja is recorded at frequency rank #30,145, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaxa]. 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 59431, this pair ranks #62,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maja vs majo
Shared letters: ajm. Private to "maja": -. Private to "majo": o.
"maja" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "majo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maja" for "majo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "maja" vs "majo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "maja" 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 #62,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maja" and "majo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maja vs math". 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 #62,639 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.