Which to use
“magisch” and “magischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,620
- “magisch” frequency rank
- #12,124
- “magischen” frequency rank
- 30744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magisch | magischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Magie beinhaltend oder verwendend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs magisch |
Where the eye mixes magisch and magischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. magisch runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against magischen's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses magisch with magischen
A purely visual mix-up. magisch ([ˈmaːɡɪʃ]) and magischen ([ˈmaːɡɪʃn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “magisch” sits inside “magischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30744, 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]. magischen is at rank #12,124, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaːɡɪʃn̩].
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 30744, this pair ranks #1,741,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of magisch vs magischen
Shared letters: acghims. Private to "magisch": -. Private to "magischen": en.
"magisch" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "magischen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magisch" and "magischen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "magisch" or "magischen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "magisch" and "magischen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "magisch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "magischen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,741,925 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magisch" and "magischen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magisch vs modisch". 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 #1,741,925 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.