Which to use
“Magnet” and “magnete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,335
- “Magnet” frequency rank
- #49,063
- “magnete” frequency rank
- 69398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Magnet | magnete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ferromagnetischer Stoff oder Gegenstand, der die Eigenschaft hat, andere ferromagnetische Stoffe anzuziehen | ein ferromagnetischer Körper, der bestimmte andere Körper magnetisch anzieht oder abstößt |
Letter map: Magnet vs magnete
Shared letters muted; letters that set Magnet and magnete apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. Magnet runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against magnete's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - Magnet / magnete
Magnet and magnete 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 extra letter(s) - “Magnet” sits inside “magnete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Magnet is recorded at frequency rank #20,335, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈɡneːt]. magnete is at rank #49,063, 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 69398, this pair ranks #477,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Magnet vs magnete
Shared letters: aegmnt. Private to "Magnet": -. Private to "magnete": -.
"Magnet" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "magnete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
You've compared "Magnet" and "magnete". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Magnet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "magnete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #477,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Magnet" and "magnete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magnete vs puzzles". 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 #477,854 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.