Which to use
“magnete” is a noun and “mahnte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,063
- “magnete” frequency rank
- #33,177
- “mahnte” frequency rank
- 82240
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magnete | mahnte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein ferromagnetischer Körper, der bestimmte andere Körper magnetisch anzieht oder abstößt | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs mahnen |
Letter map: magnete vs mahnte
Shared letters muted; letters that set magnete and mahnte apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. magnete runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against mahnte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: magnete vs mahnte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: magnete is anoun and mahnteaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82240, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
magnete is recorded at frequency rank #49,063, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. mahnte is at rank #33,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmaːntə].
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 82240, this pair ranks #160,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of magnete vs mahnte
Shared letters: aemnt. Private to "magnete": g. Private to "mahnte": h.
"magnete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "mahnte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "magnete" and "mahnte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "magnete" or "mahnte"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "magnete" and "mahnte".
- Full dictionary entry for "magnete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mahnte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #160,802 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magnete" and "mahnte" 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 #160,802 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.