Which to use
“mager” is an adjective and “Maggi” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,349
- “mager” frequency rank
- #30,679
- “Maggi” frequency rank
- 52028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mager | Maggi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dünn, dürr | Flüssigwürze, die in Aussehen und Geschmack Ähnlichkeit mit Sojasauce hat, häufig synonym zu Flüssigwürze benutzt |
Where the eye mixes mager and Maggi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mager (CVCVC) and Maggi (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: mager vs Maggi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mager is [ˈmaːɡɐ] while Maggi is [ˈmaɡi]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52028, 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]. Maggi is at rank #30,679, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈmaɡi].
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 52028, this pair ranks #1,112,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mager vs Maggi
Shared letters: agm. Private to "mager": er. Private to "Maggi": i.
"mager" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Maggi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mager" for "Maggi" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mager" vs "Maggi" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mager" and "Maggi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mager" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Maggi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,112,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mager" and "Maggi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maggi vs mahdi". 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 #1,112,734 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.