Which to use
“mag” is an unknown and “mir” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #411
- “mag” frequency rank
- #62
- “mir” frequency rank
- 473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mag | mir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv von mögen | Dativ der ersten Person Singular |
Where the eye mixes mag and mir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mag with mir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mag is [maːk] while mir is [miːɐ̯]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 473, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mag is recorded at frequency rank #411, classified as anunknown, pronounced [maːk]. mir is at rank #62, tagged as apron, pronounced [miːɐ̯].
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 473, this pair ranks #2,005,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mag vs mir
Shared letters: m. Private to "mag": ag. Private to "mir": ir.
"mag" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mir" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mag" and "mir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mag" or "mir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mag" and "mir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mag" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,005,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mag" and "mir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mir vs mora". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #2,005,804 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.