Which to use
“maracas” and “maricas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,048
- “maracas” frequency rank
- #32,289
- “maricas” frequency rank
- 78337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maracas | maricas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de maraca. | Forma del plural de marica. |
Where the eye mixes maracas and maricas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses maracas with maricas
A purely visual mix-up. maracas ([maˈɾakas]) and maricas ([maˈɾikas]) 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 “maracas” becomes i in “maricas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maracas is recorded at frequency rank #46,048, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾakas]. maricas is at rank #32,289, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈɾikas].
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 78337, this pair ranks #14,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maracas vs maricas
Shared letters: acmrs. Private to "maracas": -. Private to "maricas": i.
"maracas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "maricas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "maracas" and "maricas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "maracas" vs "maricas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "maracas" and "maricas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "maracas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maricas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maracas" and "maricas" 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 #14,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.