Which to use
“major” and “mazo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,554
- “major” frequency rank
- #15,157
- “mazo” frequency rank
- 39711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | major | mazo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mayor (grado militar). | Martillo de gran tamaño y cabeza roma. |
Where the eye mixes major and mazo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses major with mazo
A purely visual mix-up. major (/ma.ʒɔʁ/) and mazo ([ˈmaso]) 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 39711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
major is recorded at frequency rank #24,554, classified as anoun, pronounced /ma.ʒɔʁ/. mazo is at rank #15,157, tagged as anoun, 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 39711, this pair ranks #163,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of major vs mazo
Shared letters: amo. Private to "major": jr. Private to "mazo": z.
"major" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mazo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "major" for "mazo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "major" vs "mazo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "major" and "mazo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "major" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mazo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #163,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "major" and "mazo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "major vs minor". 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 #163,070 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.