Which to use
“manus” and “maru” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,726
- “manus” frequency rank
- #33,730
- “maru” frequency rank
- 67456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | manus | maru |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A hand, as the part of the fore limb below the forearm in a human, or the corresponding part in other vertebrates. | A Japanese ship, especially a merchant ship. |
Where the eye mixes manus and maru
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: manus vs maru
A purely visual mix-up. manus (/ˈmeɪnəs/) and maru (/ˈmɑːɹuː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
manus is recorded at frequency rank #33,726, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeɪnəs/. maru is at rank #33,730, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɑːɹuː/.
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 67456, this pair ranks #63,280 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of manus vs maru
Shared letters: amu. Private to "manus": ns. Private to "maru": r.
"manus" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "maru" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "manus" for "maru" ever safe?
Frequency check: "manus" vs "maru" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "manus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maru" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,280 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "manus" and "maru" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Marne vs maru". 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 #63,280 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.