Which to use
“magie” and “mare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,363
- “magie” frequency rank
- #24,825
- “mare” frequency rank
- 32188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magie | mare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magie f | Stute |
Where the eye mixes magie and mare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between magie and mare
A purely visual mix-up. magie ([ma.ʒi]) and mare ([mɛə]) 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 32188, 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]. mare is at rank #24,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛə].
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 32188, this pair ranks #1,712,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of magie vs mare
Shared letters: aem. Private to "magie": gi. Private to "mare": r.
"magie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magie" and "mare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "magie" or "mare" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "magie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,712,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magie" and "mare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mare vs mora". 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 #1,712,855 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.