Which to use
“made” and “manden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,860
- “made” frequency rank
- #12,419
- “manden” frequency rank
- 25279
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | made | manden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pasado simple del verbo (to) make. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de mandar o de mandarse. |
Where the eye mixes made and manden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between made and manden
A purely visual mix-up. made (/meɪd/) and manden ([ˈmãn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25279, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
made is recorded at frequency rank #12,860, classified as averb, pronounced /meɪd/. manden is at rank #12,419, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈmãn̪d̪ẽn].
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 25279, this pair ranks #237,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of made vs manden
Shared letters: adem. Private to "made": -. Private to "manden": n.
"made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "manden" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "made" and "manden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "made" vs "manden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "made" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "manden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "made" and "manden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "made vs makes". 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 #237,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.