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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Magd" for "magic" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Magd" or "magic"?
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.