Which to use
“magisch” and “magische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,620
- “magisch” frequency rank
- #10,520
- “magische” frequency rank
- 29140
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magisch | magische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magie beinhaltend oder verwendend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs magisch |
Where the eye mixes magisch and magische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. magisch runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against magische's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses magisch with magische
A purely visual mix-up. magisch ([ˈmaːɡɪʃ]) and magische ([ˈmaːɡɪʃə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “magisch” sits inside “magische”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29140, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magisch is recorded at frequency rank #18,620, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaːɡɪʃ]. magische is at rank #10,520, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaːɡɪʃə].
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 29140, this pair ranks #1,772,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of magisch vs magische
Shared letters: acghims. Private to "magisch": -. Private to "magische": e.
"magisch" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "magische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magisch" for "magische" ever safe?
Frequency check: "magisch" vs "magische" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "magisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "magische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,772,268 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magisch" and "magische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magische vs Märsche". 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 #1,772,268 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.