Which to use
“manned” and “marked” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,652
- “manned” frequency rank
- #3,007
- “marked” frequency rank
- 18659
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manned | marked |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Operated by, performed by, or transporting a person; crewed; piloted; staffed. | Having a visible or identifying mark. |
Where the eye mixes manned and marked
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: manned vs marked
A purely visual mix-up. manned (/mænd/) and marked (/mɑːkt/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18659, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manned is recorded at frequency rank #15,652, classified as anadj, pronounced /mænd/. marked is at rank #3,007, tagged as anadj, pronounced /mɑːkt/.
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 18659, this pair ranks #443,390 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of manned vs marked
Shared letters: adem. Private to "manned": n. Private to "marked": kr.
"manned" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "marked" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "manned" and "marked" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "manned" or "marked" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "manned" and "marked" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "manned" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marked" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #443,390 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manned" and "marked" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "manned vs Marne". 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 #443,390 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.