Which to use
“magie” and “Manne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,363
- “magie” frequency rank
- #41,334
- “Manne” frequency rank
- 48697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magie | Manne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magie f | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mann |
Where the eye mixes magie and Manne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. magie (CVCVV) and Manne (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between magie and Manne
A purely visual mix-up. magie ([ma.ʒi]) and Manne ([ˈmanə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48697, 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]. Manne is at rank #41,334, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmanə].
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 48697, this pair ranks #1,239,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magie vs Manne
Shared letters: aem. Private to "magie": gi. Private to "Manne": n.
"magie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Manne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magie" and "Manne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "magie" or "Manne" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "magie" and "Manne" 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 "Manne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,239,011 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magie" and "Manne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Manne vs Matze". 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 #1,239,011 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.