Which to use
“mancher” and “manches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,102
- “mancher” frequency rank
- #6,560
- “manches” frequency rank
- 11662
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mancher | manches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens manch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Indefinitpronomens manch |
Where the eye mixes mancher and manches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses mancher with manches
A purely visual mix-up. mancher ([ˈmançɐ]) 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 - r in “mancher” becomes s in “manches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11662, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mancher is recorded at frequency rank #5,102, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmançɐ]. 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 11662, this pair ranks #1,968,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mancher vs manches
Shared letters: acehmn. Private to "mancher": r. Private to "manches": s.
"mancher" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "manches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mancher" and "manches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "mancher" or "manches" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mancher" 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 #1,968,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mancher" and "manches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Machern vs mancher". 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 #1,968,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.