Which to use
“magic” is a noun and “magisch” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,769
- “magic” frequency rank
- #18,620
- “magisch” frequency rank
- 28389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magic | magisch |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magie, Zauberei, Zauberkunst | Magie beinhaltend oder verwendend |
Where the eye mixes magic and magisch
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. magic runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against magisch's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses magic with magisch
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: magic is [mæd͡ʒɪk] while magisch is [ˈmaːɡɪʃ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magic is recorded at frequency rank #9,769, classified as anoun, pronounced [mæd͡ʒɪk]. magisch is at rank #18,620, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaːɡɪʃ].
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 28389, this pair ranks #1,785,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of magic vs magisch
Shared letters: acgim. Private to "magic": -. Private to "magisch": hs.
"magic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "magisch" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magic" and "magisch" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "magic" or "magisch" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "magic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "magisch" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,785,645 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magic" and "magisch" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magisch vs modisch". 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 #1,785,645 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.