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Which to use

“Mango” and “Manns” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,424
“Mango” frequency rank
#25,656
“Manns” frequency rank
48080
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mango Manns
Definition tropische Frucht des Mangobaumes (Mangifera indica) mit gelbem bis orangefarbenem Fruchtfleisch und einem großen Stein ( Kern) Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mann

Where the eye mixes Mango and Manns

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Mango
5 ch
Manns

Why the eye confuses Mango with Manns

A purely visual mix-up. Mango ([ˈmaŋɡo]) and Manns ([mans]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mango is recorded at frequency rank #22,424, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaŋɡo]. Manns is at rank #25,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mans].

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 48080, this pair ranks #1,261,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mango vs Manns

Shared letters: amn. Private to "Mango": go. Private to "Manns": s.

"Mango" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "Manns" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mangoamngo · magno · manggo · manngo · manog · mmango · mnago
  • Mannsamnns · mannss · mansn · mmanns · mnans

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Mango" and "Manns" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmaŋɡo] versus [mans]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "Mango" or "Manns" show up more?
"Mango" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,424 in our German list, against #25,656 for "Manns". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Mango" and "Manns" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mango" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Manns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,261,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mango" and "Manns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs Manns". 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 #1,261,509 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list