Which to use
“magere” is an adjective and “Malern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,708
- “magere” frequency rank
- #40,689
- “Malern” frequency rank
- 74397
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magere | Malern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mager | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Maler |
Where the eye mixes magere and Malern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between magere and Malern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: magere is [ˈmaːɡəʁə] while Malern is [ˈmaːlɐn]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74397, 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]. Malern is at rank #40,689, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːlɐn].
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 74397, this pair ranks #334,592 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magere vs Malern
Shared letters: aemr. Private to "magere": g. Private to "Malern": ln.
"magere" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Malern" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magere" and "Malern" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "magere" or "Malern" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "magere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Malern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #334,592 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magere" and "Malern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mailen vs Malern". 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 #334,592 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.