Which to use
“mage” and “marg” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,873
- “mage” frequency rank
- #44,926
- “marg” frequency rank
- 71799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mage | marg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic. | Clipping of margarine. |
Letter map: mage vs marg
Shared letters muted; letters that set mage and marg apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: mage and marg
mage and marg are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mage is recorded at frequency rank #26,873, classified as anoun, pronounced /meɪd͡ʒ/. marg is at rank #44,926, tagged as anoun.
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 71799, this pair ranks #45,346 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mage vs marg
Shared letters: agm. Private to "mage": e. Private to "marg": r.
"mage" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "marg" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mage" for "marg" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mage" vs "marg" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "mage" vs "marg" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mage" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,346 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mage" and "marg" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marg vs Moog". 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 #45,346 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.