Which to use
“mager” and “mageren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,349
- “mager” frequency rank
- #37,067
- “mageren” frequency rank
- 58416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mager | mageren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dünn, dürr | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mager |
Where the eye mixes mager and mageren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mager and mageren
A purely visual mix-up. mager ([ˈmaːɡɐ]) and mageren ([ˈmaːɡəʁən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “mager” sits inside “mageren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mager is recorded at frequency rank #21,349, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaːɡɐ]. mageren is at rank #37,067, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaːɡəʁən].
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 58416, this pair ranks #863,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mager vs mageren
Shared letters: aegmr. Private to "mager": -. Private to "mageren": n.
"mager" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mageren" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mager" and "mageren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mager" vs "mageren" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "mager" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mageren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #863,583 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mager" and "mageren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mageren vs Mauren". 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 #863,583 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.