Which to use
“magische” and “modische” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,520
- “magische” frequency rank
- #38,297
- “modische” frequency rank
- 48817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magische | modische |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs magisch | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs modisch |
Where the eye mixes magische and modische
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. magische and modische follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between magische and modische
A purely visual mix-up. magische ([ˈmaːɡɪʃə]) and modische ([ˈmoːdɪʃə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48817, 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]. modische is at rank #38,297, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmoːdɪʃə].
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 48817, this pair ranks #1,234,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magische vs modische
Shared letters: cehims. Private to "magische": ag. Private to "modische": do.
"magische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "modische" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magische" and "modische" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "magische" or "modische" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "magische" and "modische" 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 "modische" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,234,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magische" and "modische" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "melodische vs modische". 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 #1,234,540 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.