Which to use
“mamadas” and “maracas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,900
- “mamadas” frequency rank
- #46,048
- “maracas” frequency rank
- 62948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mamadas | maracas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de mamada. | Forma del plural de maraca. |
Where the eye mixes mamadas and maracas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. mamadas and maracas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between mamadas and maracas
A purely visual mix-up. mamadas ([maˈmað̞as]) and maracas ([maˈɾakas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mamadas is recorded at frequency rank #16,900, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈmað̞as]. maracas is at rank #46,048, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾakas].
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 62948, this pair ranks #50,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mamadas vs maracas
Shared letters: ams. Private to "mamadas": d. Private to "maracas": cr.
"mamadas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "maracas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mamadas" and "maracas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mamadas" vs "maracas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mamadas" and "maracas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mamadas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maracas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #50,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mamadas" and "maracas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maracas vs mirabas". 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 #50,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.