Which to use
“magere” is an adjective and “magnete” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,708
- “magere” frequency rank
- #49,063
- “magnete” frequency rank
- 82771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magere | magnete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mager | ein ferromagnetischer Körper, der bestimmte andere Körper magnetisch anzieht oder abstößt |
Letter map: magere vs magnete
Shared letters muted; letters that set magere and magnete apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: magere vs magnete
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: magere is anadjective and magneteanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magere is recorded at frequency rank #33,708, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaːɡəʁə]. magnete is at rank #49,063, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 82771, this pair ranks #151,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magere vs magnete
Shared letters: aegm. Private to "magere": r. Private to "magnete": nt.
"magere" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "magnete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magere" for "magnete" ever safe?
Which is more common, "magere" or "magnete"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "magere" and "magnete".
- Full dictionary entry for "magere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "magnete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magere" and "magnete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magnete vs puzzles". 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 #151,284 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.