Which to use
“magic” and “Mail” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,769
- “magic” frequency rank
- #1,814
- “Mail” frequency rank
- 11583
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magic | |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magie, Zauberei, Zauberkunst |
Where the eye mixes magic and Mail
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: magic vs Mail
A purely visual mix-up. magic ([mæd͡ʒɪk]) and Mail ([mɛɪ̯l]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11583, 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]. Mail is at rank #1,814, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛɪ̯l].
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 11583, this pair ranks #1,969,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of magic vs Mail
Shared letters: aim. Private to "magic": cg. Private to "Mail": l.
"magic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mail" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magic" and "Mail" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "magic" vs "Mail" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "magic" and "Mail" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "magic" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mail" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magic" and "Mail" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mail vs mailen". 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 #1,969,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.