Which to use
“magister” and “skipper” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,334
- “magister” frequency rank
- #37,205
- “skipper” frequency rank
- 57539
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magister | skipper |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Meister, Vorsteher, der Vorgesetzte, Leiter, Aufseher, Anführer | Schifffahrt: Schiffsführer |
Letter map: magister vs skipper
Shared letters muted; letters that set magister and skipper apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. magister runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against skipper's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - magister / skipper
magister and skipper are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magister is recorded at frequency rank #20,334, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. skipper is at rank #37,205, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 57539, this pair ranks #897,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of magister vs skipper
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "magister": agmt. Private to "skipper": kp.
"magister" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "skipper" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magister" for "skipper" ever safe?
Frequency check: "magister" vs "skipper" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "magister" and "skipper".
- Full dictionary entry for "magister" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "skipper" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #897,534 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magister" and "skipper" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs skipper". 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 #897,534 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.