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

#49,063
“magnete” frequency rank
#27,835
“Magneten” frequency rank
76898
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature magnete Magneten
Definition ein ferromagnetischer Körper, der bestimmte andere Körper magnetisch anzieht oder abstößt Dativ Plural des Substantivs Magnet

Letter map: magnete vs Magneten

Shared letters muted; letters that set magnete and Magneten apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. magnete runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against Magneten's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
magnete
8 ch
Magneten

Spelling & dictionary notes on magnete vs Magneten

magnete and Magneten 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) - “magnete” sits inside “Magneten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76898, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

magnete is recorded at frequency rank #49,063, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Magneten is at rank #27,835, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈɡneːtn̩].

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 76898, this pair ranks #273,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of magnete vs Magneten

Shared letters: aegmnt. Private to "magnete": -. Private to "Magneten": -.

"magnete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "Magneten" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • magnete ← amgnete · magente · maggnete · magneet · magnette · magnnete · magntee · mangete
  • Magneten ← amgneten · magenten · maggneten · magneetn · magnetenn · magnetne · magnetten · magnneten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "magnete" for "Magneten" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “magnete” sits inside “Magneten”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "magnete" or "Magneten"?
"Magneten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,835 in our German list, against #49,063 for "magnete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "magnete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Magneten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #273,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "magnete" and "Magneten" 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 #273,155 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