Which to use
“magst” is a verb and “mart” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,390
- “magst” frequency rank
- #31,678
- “mart” frequency rank
- 35068
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | magst | mart |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mögen | dritter Monat im Kalenderjahr; März |
Where the eye mixes magst and mart
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses magst with mart
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: magst is [maːkst] while mart is [mɑɾt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35068, 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]. mart is at rank #31,678, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɑɾt].
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 35068, this pair ranks #1,648,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of magst vs mart
Shared letters: amt. Private to "magst": gs. Private to "mart": r.
"magst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mart" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "magst" for "mart" ever safe?
Which is more common, "magst" or "mart"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "magst" and "mart" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "magst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mart" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,648,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "magst" and "mart" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mart vs mora". 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 #1,648,837 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.