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Which to use

“magischen” and “magisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,124
“magischen” frequency rank
#32,658
“magisches” frequency rank
44782
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature magischen magisches
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs magisch Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs magisch

Where the eye mixes magischen and magisches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. magischen and magisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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Look-alike desk: magischen vs magisches

A purely visual mix-up. magischen ([ˈmaːɡɪʃn̩]) and magisches ([ˈmaːɡɪʃəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “magischen” becomes s in “magisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44782, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

magischen is recorded at frequency rank #12,124, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaːɡɪʃn̩]. magisches is at rank #32,658, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaːɡɪʃəs].

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 44782, this pair ranks #1,374,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of magischen vs magisches

Shared letters: aceghims. Private to "magischen": n. Private to "magisches": -.

"magischen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "magisches" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • magischenamgischen · maggischen · magicshen · magiscchen · magiscehn · magischenn · magischhen · magischne
  • magischesamgisches · maggisches · magicshes · magiscches · magiscehs · magischess · magischhes · magischse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "magischen" and "magisches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmaːɡɪʃn̩] versus [ˈmaːɡɪʃəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "magischen" vs "magisches" - which ranks higher?
"magischen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,124 in our German list, against #32,658 for "magisches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "magischen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "magisches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,374,861 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "magischen" and "magisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magischer vs magisches". 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 #1,374,861 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