MagdvsmagicConfusable pair

Which to use

“Magd” and “magic” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,834
“Magd” frequency rank
#9,769
“magic” frequency rank
37603
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Magd magic
Definition weibliche Person, die für schlichte, tägliche Arbeiten (zum Beispiel im Haushalt) beschäftigt wird Magie, Zauberei, Zauberkunst

Where the eye mixes Magd and magic

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Magd
5 ch
magic

Visual trap between Magd and magic

A purely visual mix-up. Magd ([maːkt]) and magic ([mæd͡ʒɪk]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37603, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Magd is recorded at frequency rank #27,834, classified as anoun, pronounced [maːkt]. magic is at rank #9,769, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mæd͡ʒɪk].

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 37603, this pair ranks #1,585,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Magd vs magic

Shared letters: agm. Private to "Magd": d. Private to "magic": ci.

"Magd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "magic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Magdamgd · madg · magdd · maggd · mgad · mmagd
  • magicamgic · magci · maggic · magicc · maigc · mgaic · mmagic

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Magd" for "magic" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([maːkt] versus [mæd͡ʒɪk]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Magd" or "magic"?
"magic" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,769 in our German list, against #27,834 for "Magd". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Magd" and "magic" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Magd" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "magic" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,585,852 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Magd" and "magic" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Magd vs Mals". 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 #1,585,852 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list