Which to use
“manchem” and “manches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,775
- “manchem” frequency rank
- #6,560
- “manches” frequency rank
- 23335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manchem | manches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens manch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Indefinitpronomens manch |
Where the eye mixes manchem and manches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. manchem and manches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between manchem and manches
A purely visual mix-up. manchem ([ˈmançəm]) and manches ([ˈmançəs]) 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 a single letter - m in “manchem” becomes s in “manches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manchem is recorded at frequency rank #16,775, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmançəm]. manches is at rank #6,560, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmançəs].
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 23335, this pair ranks #1,862,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manchem vs manches
Shared letters: acehmn. Private to "manchem": -. Private to "manches": s.
"manchem" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "manches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manchem" and "manches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "manchem" or "manches" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "manchem" and "manches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manchem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,862,611 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manchem" and "manches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manchem vs Mönchen". 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 #1,862,611 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.