MansvsmisConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#9,771
“Mans” frequency rank
#37,676
“mis” frequency rank
47447
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mans mis
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Man rotes, leicht formbares Metall, das sich gut als Stromleiter eignet; Kupfer

Letter map: Mans vs mis

Shared letters muted; letters that set Mans and mis apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Mans
3 ch
mis

Pair insight - Mans / mis

Mans and mis 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 47447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mans is recorded at frequency rank #9,771, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. mis is at rank #37,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mis].

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 47447, this pair ranks #1,283,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mans vs mis

Shared letters: ms. Private to "Mans": an. Private to "mis": i.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mansamns · manss · masn · mmans · mnas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Mans" and "mis" 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.
Frequency check: "Mans" vs "mis" - which ranks higher?
"Mans" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,771 in our German list, against #37,676 for "mis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pair "Mans" vs "mis" 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 "mis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,283,895 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mans" and "mis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Milfs vs mis". 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 #1,283,895 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