# mans vs meant

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mans
*verb · IPA /mænz/ · frequency rank #11,566*
third-person singular simple present indicative of man

### meant
*verb · IPA /mɛnt/ · frequency rank #1,228*
simple past and past participle of mean

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mans-vs-meant