Which to use
“mähen” is a verb and “Margen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,426
- “mähen” frequency rank
- #43,338
- “Margen” frequency rank
- 70764
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mähen | Margen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit der Sense, Sichel, mit einer Mähmaschine Pflanzen bis zum Ansatz dicht über dem Erdboden wegschneiden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Marge |
Where the eye mixes mähen and Margen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mähen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Margen's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between mähen and Margen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mähen is [ˈmɛːən] while Margen is [ˈmaʁʒn̩]. 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 70764, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mähen is recorded at frequency rank #27,426, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛːən]. Margen is at rank #43,338, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʁʒn̩].
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 70764, this pair ranks #436,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mähen vs Margen
Shared letters: emn. Private to "mähen": hä. Private to "Margen": agr.
"mähen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Margen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Margen ← amrgen · magren · maregn · margenn · marggen · margne · marrgen · mmargen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mähen" for "Margen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "mähen" or "Margen" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mähen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Margen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #436,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mähen" and "Margen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Margen vs maroden". 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 #436,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.