Magazin

/[maɡaˈt͡siːn]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,136

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Magazin is aGermannoun. It means: Platz, Raum, Gebäude zur Lagerung des Bestands oder Vorrats (an Waren, Waffen oder anderem) Pronounced [maɡaˈt͡siːn]. It ranks #3,136 in German word frequency. Often confused with magazine and Magazins.

Key facts for Magazin
PropertyValue
HeadwordMagazin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maɡaˈt͡siːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,136
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Magazin in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Magazin is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maɡaˈt͡siːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,136 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Magazin, with forms such as "amgazin", "maagzin", and "magaizn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "magazine", "Magazins", "Magazinen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Magazin, spelled M-A-G-A-Z-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Platz, Raum, Gebäude zur Lagerung des Bestands oder Vorrats (an Waren, Waffen oder anderem)
  2. 2
    größeres Geschäft des Einzelhandels (besonders im Ausland), in dem allerlei Waren zum Verkauf angeboten werden
  3. 3
    Raum zur Aufbewahrung, Lagerung von Büchern einer Bibliothek, von den nicht ausgestellten Exponaten eines Museums oder dergleichen
  4. 4
    austauschbares Gehäuse in oder an Handfeuerwaffen, in dem sich die Patronen befinden und diese beim Schießen mechanisch nacheinander in den Lauf nachrücken
  5. 5
    Kasten, in dem die Diapositive zur Aufbewahrung oder zum Vorführen separat hineingesteckt sind
  6. 6
    abnehmbarer und lichtdicht verschließbarer Teil einer Kamera (Analogkamera, Filmkamera), in dem der Film eingelegt wird
  7. 7
    zu einer Werkzeugmaschine gehörender Behälter, in dem sich das Material beziehungsweise das Werkstück befindet, das durch die Maschine weiterverarbeitet wird
  8. 8
    periodisch erscheinende, facheinschlägige Zeitschrift
  9. 9
    im Fernsehen, Rundfunk ausgestrahlte Sendung, die über aktuelle Ereignisse und Themen aus Gesellschaft, Politik, Wirtschaft oder dergleichen mittels Berichten und Kommentaren informiert

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amgazin,maagzin,magaizn,magazinn,magazni,magazzin,maggazin,magzain,mgaazin,mmagazin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Magazin

Misspelling Variants of "Magazin"

amgazin7maagzin7magaizn7magazinn8magazni7magazzin8maggazin8magzain7
Misspelling Variants of "Magazin"

Frequency rank: #3,136 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Magazin"?
"Magazin" is spelled M-A-G-A-Z-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [maɡaˈt͡siːn].
What does "Magazin" mean?
As a noun, "Magazin" means: Platz, Raum, Gebäude zur Lagerung des Bestands oder Vorrats (an Waren, Waffen oder anderem)
What words are commonly confused with "Magazin"?
"Magazin" is commonly confused with "magazine", "Magazins", "Magazinen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Magazin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Magazin" is [maɡaˈt͡siːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Magazin" come from?
"Magazin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.