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Both {まじる} and {まざる} with both initial kanji characters 交 and 混 are
intransitive verbs that are translated into this by rikaichan:

> to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join  
>  (まじる has an extra meaning "to interest" though)

What is the difference between the まじる and まざる readings, in term of nuances
and usage? Are they interchangeable?

EDIT:

To further investigate the two variants, I conducted Google searches using +込む
form, and here are the results:

  * 交ざり込む  
About 40,900 results

  * 交じ込む  
About 5,330,000 results

  * 交じり込む  
About 861,000 results

  * 混ざり込む  
About 1,230,000 results

  * 混じ込む  
About 74,900 results

  * 混じり込む  
About 1,050,000 results

Someone please tell me how to interpret those results. Does {まじる} become
{まじります} or {まじます}?
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word-choice verbs
What is the difference between 交ざる / 混ざる {まざる} and 交じる / 混じる {まじる}?
I'm not sure what is the status of questions that can be answered by looking
in a dictionary, but here are some tips to get you started:

＊IME standard input has a tooltip when you browse different kanji: (other
dictionaries might also give you more example sentences and nuances. Use
[EDICT](http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C) to search
the word and click on the [Ex] link for sentences)

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cagBQ.jpg)![enter
image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/b3pRV.jpg)

＊Still with IME, try to enter: まじます and then まじります and see which one has the
most relevant result in terms of kanji. (in this case it should be まじります -
answering your last question although EDICT with the [V] link can help you as
well)

＊As for the google result I don't think it shows anything useful. I would have
spent those 5 minutes looking in the dictionary instead :p

If all fails and your level really doesn't help translate and make sense of
all the information you've gathered, you can come back here to get more info
on the research you've conducted and I'll be happy to edit this answer.
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So based on the IME hints pointed to by repecmps, the quick answer is that 混
and 交 differ in that the former deals with mixing things that, through mixing,
become indistinguishable from one another, while the latter deals with mixing
things that remain distinguishable. 混, therefore, is used for mixing colors,
liquids, smells, and related things that can't be separated once they're
mixed. 交, on the other hand, is for people and other objects that can be
easily separated and identified even after mixing.

(Now for the native speakers in the audience, when mixing oil and water, do
you use 混 or 交? :)
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According to dictionaries I have

Regarding 交じる and 混じる

**まじる【交じる】**

> mingle 《with》; be mingled
>
> 男の中に女が1人交じっていた There was one woman ｢mixed in [mingled] among the men.

**まじる【混じる】**

> be mixed; be blended
>
> 何も混じっていない水 pure water

* * *

Regarding まじる and まざる

**まじる**

> 他の物の中にはいり合う - go to another (place/objects) and get mixed
>
> 男にまじって働く

**まざる**

> 他のものがはいっていっしょになる - another stuff join in and get mixed
>
> 水がまざった酒
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