MansvsmosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Mans is a noun, mos is a particle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Mans” is a noun and “mos” is a particle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,771
“Mans” frequency rank
#39,532
“mos” frequency rank
49303
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mans mos
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Man verleiht einer Aufforderung, Aussage, Frage oder einem Wunsch eine gewisse Nachdrücklichkeit

Letter map: Mans vs mos

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

4 ch
Mans
3 ch
mos

Grammar separator: Mans vs mos

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mans is anoun and mosaparticle. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49303, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mans is recorded at frequency rank #9,771, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. mos is at rank #39,532, tagged as aparticle, pronounced [mos].

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 49303, this pair ranks #1,216,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mans vs mos

Shared letters: ms. Private to "Mans": an. Private to "mos": o.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mansamns · manss · masn · mmans · mnas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Mans" for "mos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Mans" is a noun and "mos" a particle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Mans" vs "mos" - which ranks higher?
"Mans" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,771 in our German list, against #39,532 for "mos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Mans" vs "mos" 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 "mos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,216,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Mans" and "mos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora vs mos". 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 #1,216,526 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