Which to use
“mancher” is an unknown and “matches” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,102
- “mancher” frequency rank
- #17,983
- “matches” frequency rank
- 23085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mancher | matches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens manch | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match |
Letter map: mancher vs matches
Shared letters muted; letters that set mancher and matches apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Grammar separator: mancher vs matches
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mancher is anunknown and matchesaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23085, 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]. matches is at rank #17,983, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 23085, this pair ranks #1,865,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mancher vs matches
Shared letters: acehm. Private to "mancher": nr. Private to "matches": st.
"mancher" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mancher" for "matches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mancher" vs "matches" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mancher" and "matches".
- Full dictionary entry for "mancher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "matches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,865,958 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mancher" and "matches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "matches vs puzzles". 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 #1,865,958 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.