Which to use
“magischer” and “magisches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,793
- “magischer” frequency rank
- #32,658
- “magisches” frequency rank
- 67451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magischer | magisches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ 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 magischer and magisches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. magischer and magisches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between magischer and magisches
A purely visual mix-up. magischer ([ˈmaːɡɪʃɐ]) 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 - r in “magischer” becomes s in “magisches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magischer is recorded at frequency rank #34,793, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaːɡɪʃɐ]. 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 67451, this pair ranks #539,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magischer vs magisches
Shared letters: aceghims. Private to "magischer": r. Private to "magisches": -.
"magischer" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "magisches" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "magischer" and "magisches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "magischer" vs "magisches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "magischer" 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 #539,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magischer" and "magisches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magischer vs magister". 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 #539,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.