Which to use
“maciço” is an adjective and “mágica” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,489
- “maciço” frequency rank
- #5,972
- “mágica” frequency rank
- 25461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maciço | mágica |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | compacto; sem vazios internos | magia |
Letter map: maciço vs mágica
Shared letters muted; letters that set maciço and mágica apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. maciço and mágica follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for maciço / mágica
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maciço is anadjective and mágicaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maciço is recorded at frequency rank #19,489, classified as anadj. mágica is at rank #5,972, tagged as anoun.
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 25461, this pair ranks #43,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maciço vs mágica
Shared letters: acim. Private to "maciço": oç. Private to "mágica": gá.
"maciço" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mágica" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maciço" and "mágica" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "maciço" vs "mágica" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maciço" and "mágica".
- Full dictionary entry for "maciço" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mágica" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maciço" and "mágica" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machão vs maciço". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #43,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.