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

#9,771
“Mans” frequency rank
#17,981
“mas” frequency rank
27752
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mans mas
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Man der Bauernhof, das Bauernhaus

Letter map: Mans vs mas

Shared letters muted; letters that set Mans and mas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

4 ch
Mans
3 ch
mas

Corpus notes: Mans and mas

Mans and mas 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mans is recorded at frequency rank #9,771, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. mas is at rank #17,981, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mas].

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 27752, this pair ranks #1,796,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Mans vs mas

Shared letters: ams. Private to "Mans": n. Private to "mas": -.

"Mans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "mas" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mansamns · manss · masn · mmans · mnas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Mans" and "mas" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Mans" or "mas"?
"Mans" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,771 in our German list, against #17,981 for "mas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Mans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,796,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mans" and "mas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs mas". 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 #1,796,475 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