magnetevstimesConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#49,063
“magnete” frequency rank
#5,431
“times” frequency rank
54494
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature magnete times
Definition ein ferromagnetischer Körper, der bestimmte andere Körper magnetisch anzieht oder abstößt Plural des Substantivs time

Letter map: magnete vs times

Shared letters muted; letters that set magnete and times apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. magnete runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against times's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
magnete
5 ch
times

Corpus notes: magnete and times

magnete and times 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54494, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

magnete is recorded at frequency rank #49,063, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. times is at rank #5,431, 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 54494, this pair ranks #1,016,674 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of magnete vs times

Shared letters: emt. Private to "magnete": agn. Private to "times": is.

"magnete" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "times" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • magneteamgnete · magente · maggnete · magneet · magnette · magnnete · magntee · mangete
  • timesitmes · tiems · timess · timmes · timse · tmies · ttimes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "magnete" for "times" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "magnete" vs "times" - which ranks higher?
"times" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,431 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.

Useful next steps

Pair "magnete" vs "times" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "magnete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "times" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,016,674 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "magnete" and "times" 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 #1,016,674 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