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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Magd" and "magie" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Magd" vs "magie" - which ranks higher?
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.