Which to use
“Mafia” and “mani” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,642
- “Mafia” frequency rank
- #39,519
- “mani” frequency rank
- 47161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mafia | mani |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | organisierte Verbrecherorganisationen | Plural des Substantivs mano |
Where the eye mixes Mafia and mani
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Mafia runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against mani's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Mafia with mani
A purely visual mix-up. Mafia ([ˈmafi̯a]) and mani ([ˈmaːni]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mafia is recorded at frequency rank #7,642, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmafi̯a]. mani is at rank #39,519, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːni].
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 47161, this pair ranks #1,294,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mafia vs mani
Shared letters: aim. Private to "Mafia": f. Private to "mani": n.
"Mafia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "mani" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Mafia" and "mani" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mafia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mani" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,294,071 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mafia" and "mani" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs mani". 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 #1,294,071 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.