manivsMansWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#39,519
“mani” frequency rank
#9,771
“Mans” frequency rank
49290
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature mani Mans
Definition Plural des Substantivs mano Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Man

Letter map: mani vs Mans

Shared letters muted; letters that set mani and Mans apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mani (CVCV) and Mans (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
mani
4 ch
Mans

Pair insight - mani / Mans

mani and Mans are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - i in “mani” becomes s in “Mans”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49290, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mani is recorded at frequency rank #39,519, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːni]. Mans is at rank #9,771, tagged as anoun, 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 49290, this pair ranks #1,217,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mani vs Mans

Shared letters: amn. Private to "mani": i. Private to "Mans": s.

"mani" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "Mans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • manimanni · mmani · mnai
  • Mansamns · manss · masn · mmans · mnas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "mani" and "Mans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by a single letter - i in “mani” becomes s in “Mans”, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "mani" or "Mans"?
"Mans" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,771 in our German list, against #39,519 for "mani". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mani" and "Mans".

  • Full dictionary entry for "mani" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Mans" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,217,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "mani" and "Mans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs mani". 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 #1,217,010 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