Which to use
“Magen” and “mare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,535
- “Magen” frequency rank
- #24,825
- “mare” frequency rank
- 29360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Magen | mare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verdauungsorgan beim Menschen und bei Tieren | Stute |
Where the eye mixes Magen and mare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Magen vs mare
A purely visual mix-up. Magen ([ˈmaːɡn̩]) and mare ([mɛə]) 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 29360, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Magen is recorded at frequency rank #4,535, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːɡn̩]. mare is at rank #24,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛə].
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 29360, this pair ranks #1,768,226 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Magen vs mare
Shared letters: aem. Private to "Magen": gn. Private to "mare": r.
"Magen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Magen" for "mare" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Magen" or "mare"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Magen" and "mare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Magen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,768,226 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Magen" and "mare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mare vs mora". 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 #1,768,226 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.