Which to use
“Mans” is a noun and “mar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,771
- “Mans” frequency rank
- #10,521
- “mar” frequency rank
- 20292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mans | mar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Man | etwas stören, beeinträchtigen, beschädigen, verderben, verunstalten |
Letter map: Mans vs mar
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mans and mar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Mans / mar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mans is anoun and maraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mans is recorded at frequency rank #9,771, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. mar is at rank #10,521, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɑːʳ].
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 20292, this pair ranks #1,899,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mans vs mar
Shared letters: am. Private to "Mans": ns. Private to "mar": r.
"Mans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mar" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mans ← amns · manss · masn · mmans · mnas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mans" for "mar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mans" vs "mar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "Mans" vs "mar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,899,278 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mans" and "mar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mar vs mora". 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 #1,899,278 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.