Which to use
“manches” is an unknown and “matches” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,560
- “manches” frequency rank
- #17,983
- “matches” frequency rank
- 24543
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manches | matches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Indefinitpronomens manch | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs match |
Letter map: manches vs matches
Shared letters muted; letters that set manches and matches apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. manches and matches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: manches vs matches
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: manches is anunknown and matchesaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - n in “manches” becomes t in “matches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24543, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manches is recorded at frequency rank #6,560, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈmançəs]. 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 24543, this pair ranks #1,846,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manches vs matches
Shared letters: acehms. Private to "manches": n. Private to "matches": t.
"manches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "matches" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "manches" and "matches" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "manches" or "matches"?
After this comparison
Pair "manches" vs "matches" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "manches" 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 #1,846,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manches" 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 #1,846,070 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.