Which to use
“mager” is an adjective and “mare” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,349
- “mager” frequency rank
- #24,825
- “mare” frequency rank
- 46174
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mager | mare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dünn, dürr | Stute |
Where the eye mixes mager and mare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mager runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against mare's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: mager vs mare
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mager is [ˈmaːɡɐ] while mare is [mɛə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46174, 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]. 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 46174, this pair ranks #1,328,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mager vs mare
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "mager": g. Private to "mare": -.
"mager" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mager" and "mare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mager" vs "mare" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "mager" and "mare" 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 "mare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,328,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mager" 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 #1,328,042 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.