Which to use
“Magazin” and “Magazinen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,136
- “Magazin” frequency rank
- #30,186
- “Magazinen” frequency rank
- 33322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Magazin | Magazinen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Platz, Raum, Gebäude zur Lagerung des Bestands oder Vorrats (an Waren, Waffen oder anderem) | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Magazin |
Where the eye mixes Magazin and Magazinen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Magazin runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against Magazinen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Magazin with Magazinen
A purely visual mix-up. Magazin ([maɡaˈt͡siːn]) and Magazinen ([maɡaˈt͡siːnən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Magazin” sits inside “Magazinen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Magazin is recorded at frequency rank #3,136, classified as anoun, pronounced [maɡaˈt͡siːn]. Magazinen is at rank #30,186, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maɡaˈt͡siːnən].
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 33322, this pair ranks #1,688,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Magazin vs Magazinen
Shared letters: agimnz. Private to "Magazin": -. Private to "Magazinen": e.
"Magazin" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Magazinen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Magazin" and "Magazinen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Magazin" or "Magazinen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Magazin" and "Magazinen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Magazin" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Magazinen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,688,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Magazin" and "Magazinen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Magazinen vs Magazins". 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 #1,688,473 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.