MagdvsmagieTell them apart

Which to use

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

#27,834
“Magd” frequency rank
#7,363
“magie” frequency rank
35197
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes Magd and magie

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Magd runs 4 letters (CVCC) against magie's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
Magd
5 ch
magie

Visual trap between Magd and magie

A purely visual mix-up. Magd ([maːkt]) and magie ([ma.ʒi]) 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 35197, 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]. magie is at rank #7,363, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ma.ʒi].

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 35197, this pair ranks #1,645,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Magd vs magie

Shared letters: agm. Private to "Magd": d. Private to "magie": ei.

"Magd" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "magie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Magdamgd · madg · magdd · maggd · mgad · mmagd
  • magieamgie · magei · maggie · maige · mgaie · mmagie

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Magd" and "magie" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([maːkt] versus [ma.ʒi]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Magd" vs "magie" - which ranks higher?
"magie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,363 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "Magd" and "magie" 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 "magie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,645,697 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Magd" and "magie" 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 #1,645,697 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