Which to use
“magia” and “mamã” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,001
- “magia” frequency rank
- #29,037
- “mamã” frequency rank
- 33038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magia | mamã |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | arte mágica | mãe |
Where the eye mixes magia and mamã
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. magia runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mamã's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: magia vs mamã
A purely visual mix-up. magia (/mɐ.ˈʒi.ɐ/) and mamã (/mɜˈmɜ̃/) 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 33038, 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/. mamã is at rank #29,037, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɜˈmɜ̃/.
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 33038, this pair ranks #34,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magia vs mamã
Shared letters: am. Private to "magia": gi. Private to "mamã": ã.
"magia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mamã" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- magia ← magai · maggia · mgaia · mmagia
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magia" for "mamã" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "magia" or "mamã" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "magia" and "mamã" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "magia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mamã" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magia" and "mamã" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maa vs mamã". 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 #34,593 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.