Which to use
“Made” is a noun and “mag” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,362
- “Made” frequency rank
- #411
- “mag” frequency rank
- 7773
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Made | mag |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Larve einer Fliege | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv von mögen |
Where the eye mixes Made and mag
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Made vs mag
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Made is [ˈmaːdə] while mag is [maːk]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Made is recorded at frequency rank #7,362, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːdə]. mag is at rank #411, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [maːk].
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 7773, this pair ranks #1,986,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Made vs mag
Shared letters: am. Private to "Made": de. Private to "mag": g.
"Made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mag" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Made ← amde · madde · maed · mdae · mmade
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Made" and "mag" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Made" or "mag"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Made" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mag" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,957 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Made" and "mag" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Made vs Matze". 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 #1,986,957 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.