Which to use
“mannen” is a verb and “Mannes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,797
- “mannen” frequency rank
- #2,846
- “Mannes” frequency rank
- 37643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mannen | Mannes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas von Mann zu Mann reichen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mann |
Where the eye mixes mannen and Mannes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mannen vs Mannes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mannen is [ˈmanən] while Mannes is [ˈmanəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “mannen” becomes s in “Mannes”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mannen is recorded at frequency rank #34,797, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmanən]. Mannes is at rank #2,846, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmanəs].
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 37643, this pair ranks #1,584,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mannen vs Mannes
Shared letters: aemn. Private to "mannen": -. Private to "Mannes": s.
"mannen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Mannes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mannen" and "Mannes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mannen" or "Mannes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mannen" and "Mannes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mannen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mannes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,584,799 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mannen" and "Mannes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mailen vs mannen". 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 #1,584,799 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.