magischevsMärscheWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: magische is a adjective, Märsche is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“magische” is an adjective and “Märsche” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,520
“magische” frequency rank
#46,863
“Märsche” frequency rank
57383
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature magische Märsche
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs magisch Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Marsch

Where the eye mixes magische and Märsche

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. magische runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against Märsche's 7 (CVCCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
magische
7 ch
Märsche

Visual trap between magische and Märsche

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: magische is [ˈmaːɡɪʃə] while Märsche is [ˈmɛʁʃə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57383, 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]. Märsche is at rank #46,863, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛʁʃə].

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 57383, this pair ranks #903,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of magische vs Märsche

Shared letters: cehms. Private to "magische": agi. Private to "Märsche": .

"magische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "Märsche" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • magischeamgische · maggische · magicshe · magiscche · magisceh · magischhe · magishce · magissche

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "magische" and "Märsche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "magische" is an adjective and "Märsche" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "magische" vs "Märsche" - which ranks higher?
"magische" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,520 in our German list, against #46,863 for "Märsche". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "Märsche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #903,472 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "magische" and "Märsche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Märsche vs Mascha". 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 #903,472 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list