magstvsmassaWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#3,390
“magst” frequency rank
#28,758
“massa” frequency rank
32148
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature magst massa
Definition 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mögen die Ursache, dass der Materie Trägheit und Schwere (Gravitation) eigen ist; nach der Relativitätstheorie mit Kraft (Energie) gleichwertig (äquivalent)

Letter map: magst vs massa

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

5 ch
magst
5 ch
massa

Grammar separator: magst vs massa

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: magst is averb and massaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32148, 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]. massa is at rank #28,758, 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 32148, this pair ranks #1,713,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of magst vs massa

Shared letters: ams. Private to "magst": gt. Private to "massa": -.

"magst" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "massa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • magstamgst · maggst · magsst · magstt · magts · masgt · mgast · mmagst
  • massaamssa · masas · maßa · mmassa · msasa

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "magst" for "massa" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "magst" is a verb and "massa" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "magst" or "massa"?
"magst" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,390 in our German list, against #28,758 for "massa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "magst" vs "massa" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "magst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "massa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,713,705 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "magst" and "massa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "massa 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 #1,713,705 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