Which to use
“Mafia” and “magma” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,642
- “Mafia” frequency rank
- #40,079
- “magma” frequency rank
- 47721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mafia | magma |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | organisierte Verbrecherorganisationen | das Magma |
Letter map: Mafia vs magma
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mafia and magma apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Mafia (CVCVV) and magma (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - Mafia / magma
Mafia and magma are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mafia is recorded at frequency rank #7,642, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmafi̯a]. magma is at rank #40,079, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 47721, this pair ranks #1,274,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mafia vs magma
Shared letters: am. Private to "Mafia": fi. Private to "magma": g.
"Mafia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "magma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mafia" and "magma" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mafia" or "magma"?
What to do next
Pair "Mafia" vs "magma" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mafia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "magma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,274,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mafia" and "magma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magma vs puzzles". 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 #1,274,423 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.