Which to use
“man” is a noun and “más” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,571
- “man” frequency rank
- #24
- “más” frequency rank
- 2595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | man | más |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante obsoleta de mano. | En comparación implícita o explícita, indica "mayor cantidad de, exceso, aumento, superioridad, preferencia". Comparativo irregular de mucho |
Where the eye mixes man and más
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: man vs más
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: man is [ˈmãn] while más is [ˈmas]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
man is recorded at frequency rank #2,571, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmãn]. más is at rank #24, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈmas].
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 2595, this pair ranks #320,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of man vs más
Shared letters: m. Private to "man": an. Private to "más": sá.
"man" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "más" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "man" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "más" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "man" and "más" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "man vs mur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #320,002 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.