magister

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The verdict

“magister” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,334
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Meister, Vorsteher, der Vorgesetzte, Leiter, Aufseher, Anführer

Corpus desk

Index DE-magister · magister · German

magister · rank #20,334 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,334
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Machenschaften

Nearest frequency peer: Machenschaften (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „magister“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „magister“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

magister vs Master
63% similar
magister vs Mister
63% similar
magister vs Meister
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for magister
PropertyValue
Headwordmagister
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Frequency rank#20,334
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „magister“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.magisterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Machenschaften“ (#20,333), „Magnet“ (#20,335), „lösch“ (#20,332). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „magister“ bei #20,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around magister (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,334 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for magister, with forms such as "amgister", "maggister", and "magisetr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Master", "Mister", "Meister", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is magister, spelled M-A-G-I-S-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Meister, Vorsteher, der Vorgesetzte, Leiter, Aufseher, Anführer
  2. 2
    Lehrer, Lehrmeister

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how magister appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Magister linguam Graecam docet.

Antonyms

discipulus

This word in other languages

teacher(English)magister(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amgister
  • maggister
  • magisetr
  • magisster
  • magisterr
  • magistre
  • magistter
  • magitser
  • magsiter
  • maigster
  • mgaister
  • mmagister

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of magister - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amgister2maggister1magisetr2magisster1magisterr1magistre2magistter1magitser2
Edit distance from "magister"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "magister"?
"magister" is spelled M-A-G-I-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "magister" mean?
As a noun, "magister" means: Meister, Vorsteher, der Vorgesetzte, Leiter, Aufseher, Anführer
What words are commonly confused with "magister"?
"magister" is commonly confused with "Master", "Mister", "Meister". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "magister"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "magister" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "magister" come from?
"magister" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "magister", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Initiator12 variantshinsehen12 variantspractice12 variantsharmlose12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list