Which to use
“magische” is an adjective and “mische” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,520
- “magische” frequency rank
- #33,190
- “mische” frequency rank
- 43710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magische | mische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs magisch | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mischen |
Where the eye mixes magische and mische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. magische runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against mische's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses magische with mische
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: magische is [ˈmaːɡɪʃə] while mische is [ˈmɪʃə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43710, 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]. mische is at rank #33,190, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmɪʃə].
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 43710, this pair ranks #1,409,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magische vs mische
Shared letters: cehims. Private to "magische": ag. Private to "mische": -.
"magische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "mische" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magische" for "mische" ever safe?
Frequency check: "magische" vs "mische" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "magische" and "mische" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "magische" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,409,383 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magische" and "mische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mische vs muscle". 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 #1,409,383 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.