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“magie” and “mani” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#7,363
“magie” frequency rank
#39,519
“mani” frequency rank
46882
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature magie mani
Definition Magie f Plural des Substantivs mano

Where the eye mixes magie and mani

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. magie runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mani's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
magie
4 ch
mani

Look-alike desk: magie vs mani

A purely visual mix-up. magie ([ma.ʒi]) and mani ([ˈmaːni]) 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 46882, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

magie is recorded at frequency rank #7,363, classified as anoun, pronounced [ma.ʒi]. mani is at rank #39,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːni].

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 46882, this pair ranks #1,303,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of magie vs mani

Shared letters: aim. Private to "magie": eg. Private to "mani": n.

"magie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "mani" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • magie ← amgie · magei · maggie · maige · mgaie · mmagie
  • mani ← manni · mmani · mnai

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "magie" and "mani" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ma.ʒi] versus [ˈmaːni]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "magie" or "mani"?
"magie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,363 in our German list, against #39,519 for "mani". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "magie" and "mani" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "magie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mani" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,303,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "magie" and "mani" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs mani". 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 #1,303,675 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list