Which to use
“majo” is an adjective and “maso” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,286
- “majo” frequency rank
- #30,567
- “maso” frequency rank
- 59853
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | majo | maso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Agradable a la vista o en el trato. | Más o menos. |
Where the eye mixes majo and maso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. majo and maso follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: majo vs maso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: majo is [ˈmaxo] while maso is [ˈmaso]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - j in “majo” becomes s in “maso”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59853, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
majo is recorded at frequency rank #29,286, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaxo]. maso is at rank #30,567, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈmaso].
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 59853, this pair ranks #61,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of majo vs maso
Shared letters: amo. Private to "majo": j. Private to "maso": s.
"majo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "maso" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "majo" for "maso" ever safe?
Frequency check: "majo" vs "maso" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "majo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "majo" and "maso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maso 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 #61,098 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.