Which to use
“macho” and “mano” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,802
- “macho” frequency rank
- #342
- “mano” frequency rank
- 5144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macho | mano |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | En las especies de reproducción sexual, uno de los dos sexos, aquel que aporta el gameto de menor tamaño al cigoto y que entre los vertebrados no gesta internamente en ningún momento. | Extremidad prensil y articulada en el extremo distal del brazo de los antropoides. |
Where the eye mixes macho and mano
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. macho ([ˈmat͡ʃo]) and mano ([ˈmano]) 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 5144, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
macho is recorded at frequency rank #4,802, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmat͡ʃo]. mano is at rank #342, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmano].
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 5144, this pair ranks #314,388 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of macho vs mano
Shared letters: amo. Private to "macho": ch. Private to "mano": n.
"macho" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "mano" · 4 letters · shape CVCV