Which to use
“magische” and “magischen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,520
- “magische” frequency rank
- #12,124
- “magischen” frequency rank
- 22644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magische | magischen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs magisch | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs magisch |
Where the eye mixes magische and magischen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. magische runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against magischen's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: magische vs magischen
A purely visual mix-up. magische ([ˈmaːɡɪʃə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “magische” sits inside “magischen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magische is recorded at frequency rank #10,520, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaːɡɪʃə]. 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 22644, this pair ranks #1,871,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of magische vs magischen
Shared letters: aceghims. Private to "magische": -. Private to "magischen": n.
"magische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "magischen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magische" and "magischen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "magische" or "magischen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "magische" 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 #1,871,582 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magische" and "magischen" 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 #1,871,582 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.