magstvsmapsConfusable pair

Quick tell: magst is a verb, maps is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“magst” is a verb and “maps” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,390
“magst” frequency rank
#9,591
“maps” frequency rank
12981
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature magst maps
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mögen Plural des Substantivs map

Letter map: magst vs maps

Shared letters muted; letters that set magst and maps apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
magst
4 ch
maps

Part-of-speech tell for magst / maps

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: magst is averb and mapsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

magst is recorded at frequency rank #3,390, classified as averb, pronounced [maːkst]. maps is at rank #9,591, 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 12981, this pair ranks #1,960,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of magst vs maps

Shared letters: ams. Private to "magst": gt. Private to "maps": p.

"magst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "maps" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • magstamgst · maggst · magsst · magstt · magts · masgt · mgast · mmagst
  • mapsamps · mapps · mapss · masp · mmaps · mpas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "magst" and "maps" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "magst" is a verb and "maps" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "magst" vs "maps" - which ranks higher?
"magst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,390 in our German list, against #9,591 for "maps". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "magst" and "maps". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "magst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "maps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,960,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "magst" and "maps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maps 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 #1,960,849 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