MannesvsMansWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#2,846
“Mannes” frequency rank
#9,771
“Mans” frequency rank
12617
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mannes Mans
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Mann Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Man

Letter map: Mannes vs Mans

Shared letters muted; letters that set Mannes and Mans apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Mannes
4 ch
Mans

Spelling & dictionary notes on Mannes vs Mans

Mannes 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mannes is recorded at frequency rank #2,846, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmanəs]. 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 12617, this pair ranks #1,963,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Mannes vs Mans

Shared letters: amns. Private to "Mannes": e. Private to "Mans": -.

"Mannes" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Mans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mannesamnnes · manens · manes · manness · mannse · mmannes · mnanes
  • Mansamns · manss · masn · mmans · mnas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Mannes" and "Mans" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Mannes" vs "Mans" - which ranks higher?
"Mannes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,846 in our German list, against #9,771 for "Mans". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mannes" 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 #1,963,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mannes" and "Mans" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mans 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 #1,963,088 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