magia vs mágica, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“magia” and “mágica” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#4,001
“magia” frequency rank: #5,972
“mágica” frequency rank: 9973
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	magia	mágica
Definition	arte mágica	magia

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set magia and mágica apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch

magia

6 ch

mágica

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

magia and mágica are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

magia is recorded at frequency rank #4,001, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɐ.ˈʒi.ɐ/. 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 9973, this pair ranks #63,268 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of magia vs mágica

Shared letters: agim. Private to "magia": -. Private to "mágica": cá.

"magia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mágica" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

magia ← magai · maggia · mgaia · mmagia

Frequency comparison

magia#4,001

mágica#5,972

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "magia" and "mágica" be used interchangeably?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "magia" or "mágica"?

"magia" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,001 in our Portuguese list, against #5,972 for "mágica". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering magia vs mágica

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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