MannevsMannsConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#41,334
“Manne” frequency rank
#25,656
“Manns” frequency rank
66990
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Manne Manns
Definition Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Mann Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mann

Where the eye mixes Manne and Manns

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Manne (CVCCV) and Manns (CVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

5 ch
Manne
5 ch
Manns

Look-alike desk: Manne vs Manns

A purely visual mix-up. Manne ([ˈmanə]) 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 differ by a single letter - e in “Manne” becomes s in “Manns”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Manne is recorded at frequency rank #41,334, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmanə]. 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 66990, this pair ranks #554,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Manne vs Manns

Shared letters: amn. Private to "Manne": e. Private to "Manns": s.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Manne ← amnne · mane · mmanne · mnane
  • Manns ← amnns · mannss · mansn · mmanns · mnans

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Manne" and "Manns" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmanə] versus [mans]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Manne" or "Manns"?
"Manns" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,656 in our German list, against #41,334 for "Manne". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Manne" 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 #554,902 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Manne" and "Manns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Manne vs Matze". 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 #554,902 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