Which to use
“magic” and “Mais” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,769
- “magic” frequency rank
- #9,409
- “Mais” frequency rank
- 19178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magic | Mais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magie, Zauberei, Zauberkunst | Botanik: |
Where the eye mixes magic and Mais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses magic with Mais
A purely visual mix-up. magic ([mæd͡ʒɪk]) and Mais ([maɪ̯s]) 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 19178, 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]. Mais is at rank #9,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maɪ̯s].
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 19178, this pair ranks #1,911,043 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of magic vs Mais
Shared letters: aim. Private to "magic": cg. Private to "Mais": s.
"magic" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magic" and "Mais" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "magic" vs "Mais" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "magic" and "Mais" 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 "Mais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,911,043 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magic" and "Mais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mais vs Mals". 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 #1,911,043 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.