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"Mag er mich?" is translated as " Does he like me?" My question is does "Mögen" is used also for probability... so my sentence about it I am confused "May she missunderstand me by that? " is translated into German as "Mag sie mich damit missverstehen?"

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You're right in that mögen may be a modal that used to be used like the English may in the sense of probability and a full verb equivalent to the English like. Nowadays, the modal mögen is rarely used generically but mostly in fixed phrases like Das mag so sein, aber ….

So your translation is correct but would probably be understood by many people as Does she like to misunderstand me?. Unambigous translation would be

Wird sie mich damit missverstehen?
Könnte sie mich damit missverstehen?

depending on the level of probability you're asking for.

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  • It should be noted that "mögen" must not be used in the sense of "allowed to".
    – Veredomon
    Mar 20, 2015 at 10:40
  • @Veredomon You're right. I'll adopt that.
    – Toscho
    Mar 21, 2015 at 13:03
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Yes, it is. Another example is:

Mag sein!

Could be!

Look at Bedeutung number 1.a in the Duden.

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