mans vs mes, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“mans” is a verb and “mes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,566
“mans” frequency rank: #28,991
“mes” frequency rank: 40557
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	mans	mes
Definition	third-person singular simple present indicative of man	plural of me

Letter map: mans vs mes

Shared letters muted; letters that set mans and mes apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch

mans

3 ch

mes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mans is averb and mesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

mans is recorded at frequency rank #11,566, classified as averb, pronounced /mænz/. mes is at rank #28,991, tagged as anoun.

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 40557, this pair ranks #266,472 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of mans vs mes

Shared letters: ms. Private to "mans": an. Private to "mes": e.

"mans" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mes" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

mans ← amns · manns · manss · masn · mmans · mnas

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "mans" and "mes" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "mans" is a verb and "mes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Which is more common, "mans" or "mes"?

"mans" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,566 in our English list, against #28,991 for "mes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "mans" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "mes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #266,472 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"mans" and "mes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mes vs MMP". 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

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